Coatings Technologies
News Coatings Technologies
Super-hydrophobic coatings on cotton fabrics using sol–gel technique by spray
In a new study, hydrophobic surfaces on cotton fabrics were obtained using a sol–gel technique to produce coatings applied using a spray of precursor solution followed by drying and heat treatments....
News Coatings Technologies
Novel technology for faster photochromic face shields
Futurechromes S. L., a technological company in Barcelona, has developed a new technology for photochromic face shields based on the nanoencapsulation of light-sensitive dyes.
News Coatings Technologies
High hardness and flame retardancy: Synthesis of a novel polysiloxane coating
Chemists have investigated the functional properties of a newly synthetisised polysiloxane coating.
News Coatings Technologies
Alternative cement: A recipe for eco-concrete
Empa researchers are working on alternative cement recipes that cause significantly fewer emissions or can even bind the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide.
News Coatings Technologies
Design of robust superhydrophobic surfaces
Scientists create robust superhydrophobicity by a nanostructure design to provide water repellency and a microstructure design to provide durability.
News Coatings Technologies
Flexible polyurethanes, renewable fuels, and flavorings from a microalgae oil waste stream
A new study aims to develop a scalable methodology for production of microalgae-based polyols for polyurethane synthesis from waste oils derived from algae biomass.
News Coatings Technologies
A cue from nature to create bulletproof coatings
Researchers from the University of Houston are using chitin to produce high-impact multilayered coatings that can protect against bullets, lasers, toxic gas and other dangers.
News Coatings Technologies
Novel high-performance anti-fog coating
Scientists have developed a novel organic-inorganic zwitterionic acrylate polymer for high-performance anti-fog coating.
News Coatings Technologies
Polyethylenimine-assisted exfoliation of h-BN in aqueous media
Researchers have investigated the polyethylenimine-assisted exfoliation of h-BN in aqueous media for anticorrosive reinforcement of water-borne epoxy coating.
News Coatings Technologies
Water-borne coatings based on acrylic latex containing nanostructured ZnO as an active additive
A recent work was devoted to the study of the properties of an acrylate latex-based binder synthesised by semicontinuous emulsion polymerisation.
News Coatings Technologies
A promising approach in the development of antibacterial textiles
A present research reports on the synthesis and characterisation of copper oxide nanoparticles (CuONPs) and their application on cotton fabric to increase the bactericidal and hydrophobic properties.
News Coatings Technologies
Design of new phenothiazine derivatives as visible light photoinitiators
In an actual article, four new phenothiazine derivatives (denoted as PT1, PT2, PT3 and PT4) are specifically in silico designed by molecular modelling for good light absorption properties @405 nm.
News Coatings Technologies
Intumescent coatings based on alkali-activated borosilicate inorganic polymers
A new paper presents results regarding the possibility of using intumescent alkali-activated borosilicate inorganic polymers (AABSIP) as passive fire protection for various substrates.
News Coatings Technologies
Functionalised nanosilica as an antimicrobial additive for waterborne paints
A new paper reports the use of functionalised nanosilica as a non-leaching biocide.