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Reduced pressures influence film formation of cathodic electrodeposition paints
Within the last decades, cathodic electrodeposition paints have experienced extensive economic success – most prominently in automobile body coating.
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Potential of a novel waterborne polyurethane as biomaterial
A new synthesis process, named "in situ water reaction process”, was developed to obtain polyurethane dispersions.
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Self-healing hydrogel based on surfactant-free hydrophobic association
Self-healing hydrogels are attractive for a variety of applications including coatings. A paper describes the facile preparation of an autonomous self-healing ...
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Anti-icing coatings reduce damage caused by ice
Thanks to novel water-repelling micro- and nanostructured coatings, wind turbines remains ice-free. These functional surfaces are also interesting for aircraft...
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Preparing polysiloxane-ether-urethane-acrylic hybrid emulsions
Polysiloxane-ether-urethane-acrylic hybrid emulsions were prepared by introducing different polydimethylsiloxane content into the acrylic-terminated backbone...
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Waterborne polyurethanes with a novel emulsifier derived from sunflower oil
A renewable, green and scalable dihydroxy acid was synthesised from sunflower oil and applied as a chain extender in the preparation of waterborne polyurethanes....
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A bioinspired elastin-based protein for a cytocompatible underwater adhesive
The development of adhesives that can be applied and create strong bonds underwater is a significant challenge for materials engineering.
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Increasing the stability of self-healing polymer networks
German researchers from Friedrich Schiller University Jena and Leibniz Institute for Photonic Technology have utilised a reversible thiol-ene click reaction to ...
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Bioinspired photocontrollable microstructured transport device
Adhesive mechanisms in the natural world, as used by geckos when they walk upside down on the ceiling, have many advantages: They are always strongly adhesive - ...
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Probing ways to turn cement’s weakness to strength
Concrete isn’t thought of as a plastic, but plasticity at small scales boosts concrete’s utility as the world’s most-used material by letting it constantly ...
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Applications of using nano material in concrete
Nowadays, the application of nano materials has received numerous attentions to enhance the conventional properties of concrete. A review paper presents the...
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Renewably sourced phenolic resins from lignin bio-oil
Traditional lignin pyrolysis generates a bio-oil with a complex mixture of alkyl-functionalised guaiacol and syringol monomers that have limited utility to ...
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Review on surface treatment for concrete
There are variety of surface treatments used for concrete structures protection. A paper presents a review of the effect of surface treatments on mechanical...
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Synthesis of photochemically driven polymeric network formation
Polymeric networks have been intensely investigated and a large number of applications have been found in areas ranging from biomedicine to materials science. ...