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Harmful odorous substances identified in acrylic paints

A research team from the Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging IVV has for the first time characterised the odor of acrylic paints and identified harmful odorous substances.

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Fraunhofer IVV develops stable bio-wax dispersions

The Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging IVV is researching extraction processes for the production of bio-wax and the development of bio-wax dispersions from it.

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Isosorbide-based high performance UV-curable reactive diluents

In a new study, scientists synthesised isosorbide di(meth)acrylate (ISD(M)A) as a photocurable reactive diluent.

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Interview: “The forecast on research and applications of functional coatings is very optimistic”

"In relation to already developed functional coatings, efforts are foreseen to overcome the challenges that will improve the market readiness”, says Dr. Eva ...

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Survey on the state of nano-safety research

Recently, a survey on the state of nano-safety research in the European Union and the USA was conducted for the first time.

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Highly branched polymethylphenylsiloxane grafted epoxy resin copolymer

A current study deals with the synthesis of highly branched polymethylphenylsiloxane grafted epoxy resin copolymer for high efficiency ablation thermal protection...

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Liquid mobility on superwettable surfaces for applications in energy and the environment

Scientists have recently investigated liquid mobility on superwettable surfaces for energy and environmental applications.

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Superhydrophilic antifog surface by sol-gel method

Scientists recently reported a single step and a one pot by using spin coating method for the preparation of optically transparent, superhydrophilic, antifogging ...

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Optical properties of high solid water-borne polyurethane

Recently, researchers succeeded to tune the optical properties of high solid waterborne polyurethane from matt to anti-glare.

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Analysis of in-mold coating process and ion beam irradiation

Researchers recently explored in-mold coating process that can conduct injection molding and coating in the cavity.

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UV/thermal dual curing of tung oil-based polymers

Researchers recently investigated the UV/thermal dual curing of tung oil-based polymers induced by cationic photoinitiator.

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Vinyl intumescent coatings modified with platelet-type nanofillers

A solvent-borne poly(vinyl acetate)-based intumescent paint was modified with two types of platelet-type nanofillers, i.e. a natural sodium montmorillonite ...

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Structure-functional property relationship of aliphatic polyurethane-silica hybrid films

Novel aliphatic polyurethane-silica hybrid films were prepared using prepolymerisation method in the presence of spherical, submicron amorphous SiO2 Sidistar...

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Identifying defect levels in organic coatings

Recently, researchers succeeded in identifying defect levels in organic coatings with electrochemical noise (EN) measured in Single Cell (SC) mode.