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Waterborne acrylic-casein latexes as eco-friendly binders for coatings
The use of casein as renewable resource to produce eco-friendly hybrid latexes has an increasing importance in industrial applications especially for high performance...
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Evaluating biocides in polymer dispersions
The biodeterioration of water-based manufactured formulations, such as polymer dispersions, is a major problem for the producing companies and the users of ...
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Nanoparticles as antifungal additives for indoor water-borne paints
There are nanotechnology-based materials that can be used as antimicrobial additives in different applications such as water-borne paints.
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Limestone derived from eggshell powder as replacement in Portland cement mortar
A work aimed to study the performance of ground white and brown chicken eggshell waste powders as potential replacements of conventional quarried limestone in ...
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Researchers demonstrate “no-ink” colour printing with nanomaterials
A new technology, the so-called "no-ink” printing method, could jeopardise the business of printing ink manufacturers.
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Non-isocyanate polyurethane wins Green Chemistry Challenge Award
A green polyurethane, which eliminates the use of isocyanates, has won the 2015 Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award given by the U.S. Environmental...
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Anti-slip treatments and coatings for resilient floor coverings
In a study, researchers investigated the effectiveness and durability of different categories of anti-slip treatments for resilient floor coverings in a long-term ...
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Intumescent formulations – tradition versus novelty
The objective of current research on intumescent formulations is on consolidated approaches for conferring flame retardancy properties to polymers and polymer...
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Nanoparticulate inorganic UV absorbers
Inorganic nanoparticles with UV-absorbing properties are an important class of UV filters.
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Review summarises current state of self-healing polymer nanocomposites
During the last few years, different kinds of autonomic and non-autonomic self-healing materials have been prepared using diverse techniques for a number of ...
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Cellulose turning into a supermaterial of the future
A research project is seeking new design-driven applications for cellulose and is developing related technology as well as exploring new ways to create value...
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American Coatings CONFERENCE 2016 – Call for Papers
The American Coatings Association (ACA), in partnership with Vincentz Network (VN) is calling for papers to be presented at the American Coatings CONFERENCE 2016. ...
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New class of polymers can be endlessly reshaped and recycled
Car scratches, a crack in a crash helmet or a broken toy. None of this is a problem anymore thanks to a ground-breaking invention: Just heat it up and the damage...
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Easy-to-clean multifunctional coatings by sol-gel processing
In a paper, sol-gel-based transparent easy-to-clean (ETC) coatings are fabricated using organic-inorganic hybrid precursors and fluorinated silane-based hydrophobic...