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Green ink in all colours – printing ink from renewable resources
Over the last years many printing ink manufacturers moved toward more sustainable inks.
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Copolymerising wetting and dispersing agents for waterborne coatings
Additives are very crucial in any paint formulation, as they play a significant role during various stages, when incorporated in a small amount.
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Functional coatings: Exploiting microscale roughness on superhydrophobic copper surfaces
The ability to sustain dropwise condensation for efficient heat transport by vapor-to-liquid phase change is of great interest for thermal management, power...
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Electrochromic polymers create coatings that change colour
Artists, print designers and interieur decorators have long had access to a broad palette of paint and ink colours for their work.
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Investigating the use of nanoclay for superhydrophobic coatings
Organically modified layered silicate nanoclay particles were dispersed into a sol-gel silica matrix to obtain a formulation for generating a superhydrophobic...
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New conductive coatings for flexible touchscreens
Mobile phones and smart phones still haven‘t been adapted to the carrying habits of their users.
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All in One – Six functions in one textile coating
Scientists have developed a novel water-based refinement textile coating system that enables the combination of up to six functions in a single process step....
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Industrial paint removal with ecofriendly strippers
Cortec has added two ecofriendly paint and graffiti removers to its sustainable product lines.
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Achieving a superhydrophobic wood surface by a two-step method
Researchers investigated a two-step method containing low-temperature hydrothermal synthesis with TiO2 precursor solution and subsequent modification with fluoroalkyl...
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Improving the cleanability of melamine-coated particleboards
Decorative laminates based on melamine formaldehyde (MF) resin impregnated papers are used at great extent for surface finishing of engineered wood.