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Water-borne polyurethane/polyacrylate emulsions containing sulfonate groups

Researchers recently focused on the production and characterisation of water-borne sulfonate group-containing polyurethane/polyacrylate emulsions.

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How polymer furs grow self-organized

Researchers at KIT's Institute of Functional Interfaces (IFG), the University of Michigan, the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Cornell University in Ithaca, New...

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Photo-crosslinkable polyurethanes with coumarin modified silica nanoparticles

In a recently published study, researchers reinforced photocrosslinkable polyurethanes with coumarin-modified silica nanoparticles to improve photoreactive coatings. ...

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UV irradiation grafting of acrylamide onto dopamine-modified 316L stainless steel

The UV irradiation grafting technique was applied to a modified 316L stainless steel surface (SS) in a new study to improve corrosion resistance.

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Sonochemically sol–gel derived coating of textiles

Researchers recently developed an antibacterial sonochemical sol-gel-based coating of textiles using heterojunction SnO2/ZnO/Chitosan-bionanocomposites.

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Polysilsesquioxane-based trilayer latex coatings

Scientists recently dealt with the fabrication and properties of polysilsesquioxane-based trilayer core–shell structure latex coatings with fluorinated polyacrylate...

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Hydrophobicity and self-cleaning performance of water-borne PDMS/TiO2 nanocomposite coatings

The extended hydrophobicity and self-cleaning performance of water-borne PDMS/TiO2 nanocomposite coatings under accelerated laboratory and outdoor exposure...

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A novel bulk-matte water-borne polyurethane coating composite

A new paper reports on a novel self-matte or bulk-matte water-borne polyurethane coating composite with inherently extremely low gloss.

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Effect of blade-tip shape in gravure printing processes

Recently, scientists investigated the influence of the blade tip shape on the doctoring step in gravure printing processes.

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Colour prediction of metallic coatings

Researchers have developed new models for colour prediction of metallic coatings from measurements at common geometries in portable multi-angle spectrophotometers....

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Pretreatment effect of the pure titanium surface on hybrid coating adhesion

Scientists recently investigated the pretreatment effect of the pure titanium surface on hybrid coating adhesion based on tetraethoxysilane and methyltriethoxysilane....

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Biomimetic super durable and stable surfaces with superhydrophobicity

In a recently published review, the subject of prolonging lifetime of bioinspired superwettable surfaces is comprehensively discussed.

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Newtonian coating liquids in slot coating bead flows

In a recently published study, scientists investigated the influence of the upstream meniscus shape on the dynamic wetting and operating limits of Newtonian ...

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Anti-icing coatings with dual hydrophobic/hydrophilic properties

In a recently published study, researchers developed microstructured anti-icing coatings with dual hydrophobic/hydrophilic properties.