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Researchers make production facilities more secure
Human-robot workplaces must be safe for employees as well as safe from cyber attacks from outside - researchers help companies achieve this.
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Antifouling: Using Fouling Release films
As many biocides face regulatory pressure, biocide-free fouling release coatings are increasingly in the focus of R&D. A different approach are fouling release ...
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Natural compounds as potential algaecides for waterborne paints
Researchers recently investigated the algaecide effect of natural compounds of vegetal origin with regard to their use in waterborne paints.
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Mathematical and empirical evaluation of the Kubelka–Munk model
Recently, attempts were made to evaluate mathematically and empirically the accuracy of the Kubelka–Munk model for color match prediction of opaque and translucent ...
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Considering the effect of graphene loading in water-based epoxy coatings
In a recently published paper, researchers investigated the effect of graphene as a potential additive for anticorrosive organic coatings.
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Slot die stripe coating of low viscous fluids
Scientists have recently shown that an upper limit significantly reduces the process window for stripe coatings.
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Calcium carbonate precipitation and its effects on the degradation of oil well cement
Scientists recently examined the range of solution conditions that can lead to pore-clogging occurring during leaching of cement in contact with carbonated ...
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Development of medical adhesives
A Fraunhofer IFAM spin-off has set itself the task of developing medical adhesives.
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New colour-generation mechanism discovered in ‘rainbow’ weevil
Researchers from Yale-NUS College and the University of Fribourg in Switzerland have discovered a novel colour-generation mechanism in nature, which if harnessed,...
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Flexible bio-based acrylates coatings
Researchers have developed promising acrylate coatings with cardanol-modified fatty acids from camelina oils.
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Multifunctional coatings based on silicone matrix and propolis extract
In a new work, the multifunctional effect of propolis within a silicone matrix coating was evaluated.
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Silver-embedded epoxy nanocomposites as organic coatings for steel
A novel hybrid nanomaterial based on silver nanoparticles, AgNPs, supported by 2,4-dihydrazino-6-(methoxypolyethyleneglycol)-1,3,5-triazine (mPEGTH) was prepared...
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Influence of modified cellulose nanocrystals (CNC) on performance of bionanocomposite coatings
In a new study, a renewable reinforcement, namely cellulose nanocrystals (CNC), was used to develop a bio-based nanocomposite UV-cured coating system with improved...
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Improving self-healing performance of polyurethane coatings
In a recently published study, polyurethane-based microcapsules filled with bulky isophorone diisocyanate, IPDI, were prepared via interfacial polymerisation...