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Films as thin as a few microns can be achieved
Thinner powder coatings mean lower material costs. But how thin can the layers be without the disadvantages outweigh. We talked to two powder coating experts about this and other trends.
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Bacterial Cellulose membranes with self-cleaning properties
A new work reports the preparation of bacterial cellulose–SiO2-TiO2 organic–inorganic hybrid membranes with self-cleaning properties.
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Wipe-on glass creates antimicrobial surfaces
The spin-off from the Leibniz-Institute for New Materials (INM) in Saarbrücken, Nano-Care launches the third generation of ultra-thin coatings: "wipe-on glass" provides hard surfaces with a self-disinfecting...
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A multi-step cold plasma process for fine tuning of polymer nanostructuring
The innovative plasma process, developed in a current study for highly structured surfaces, consists to gradually decrease the input power during deposition in order to form polymer nuclei while preserving...
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European Coatings Show: Academia meets business
The European Coatings Show will welcome several institutes and universities. Amongst others, the University of Applied Sciences Niederrhein, the University of Paderborn and the Fraunhofer Institute for...
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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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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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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.