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Underwater hull inspections powered by Remote Operated Vehicles
Coatings manufacturer Hempel has launched an underwater Hull Inspection service using Remote Operated Vehicles (ROVs), to provide complete hull coating inspections while a vessel is at port or anchorage....
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Water-based polyurethane composite anticorrosive barrier coating
Scientists report on a polyurethane composite anticorrosive barrier coating, that has been enabled via enhanced dispersion of functionalised graphene oxide in the presence of acidified multi-walled carbon...
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Improving thermal conductivity and corrosion resistance of polyurea coating
A new study describes an improved thermal conductivity and corrosion resistance of a polyurea coating on internal tubes of gas heater by nano silver.
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Correlation between the physical structure of a an epoxy paint and its electrochemical impedance response
EIS was performed on a commercial high solids epoxy-based paint used for the corrosion protection of steel. Water uptake and plasticiser release was evidenced from gravimetric measurements.
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Different performance of biological adhesives produced by blue mussels
A new paper describes how the availability of environmental iron influences the performance of the biological adhesives produced by mussels.
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Corrosion inhibition of AA2024-T3 by smart polyelectrolyte coacervates
A new study describes the corrosion inhibition of AA2024-T3 by smart polyelectrolyte coacervates responsive to both acidic and alkaline environments.
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Functionalisation of amine-cured epoxy resins
A new paper presents a way to functionalise amine-cured epoxy resins by boronic acids based on dynamic dioxazaborocane formation.
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Self-lubricating coatings via PDMS micro-gel dispersions
As the potent lubricant PDMS cannot be used directly within PAI coatings, micro-gel particle dispersions for the addition to PAI solutions are described.
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Liquid crystals to create colour changing coatings
Scientists have developed a way to stretch and strain liquid crystals to generate different colors. This could be applied in smart coatings
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Recovery dynamics of acrylic coating surfaces
Scientists have monitored the recovery dynamics of acrylic coating surfaces under elevated relative humidity (RH) by atomic force microscopy.
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Suppression on heat and smoke diffusion in flame retardant epoxy coatings
A new paper describes the reduced heat and smoke diffusion by zirconium nitride (ZrN) in intumescent flame retardant epoxy coatings.
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Highly relevant for many applications and industries”: Elisa Arikan wins Adhesion Innovation Award
The paper on "Structural adhesive bonding of polymers – Surface characteristics and adhesion mechanism" by Elisa Arikan was awarded with the FEICA/EURADH Adhesion Innovation Award.
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Preparation of smart coatings with self-healing and anti-wear properties
A new paper describes the preparation smart coatings by embedding PU-fly ash absorbing linseed oil microcapsules.