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Dental implants: Coating against peri-implantitis
Researchers have decribed the synthesis of cross-linked chitosan by calcium phosphate as long-term drug delivery coating with cytocompatibility.
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Weilburger Coatings takes over operational business from Paint Systems
As per January 01, 2023, Weilburger Coatings GmbH will take over the operational business of Paint Systems’ industrial coatings range focusing on the segments automotive and commercial vehicles.
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December issue: Powder coatings in the focus
The December issue of the European Coatings Journal is out. It features a full package on powder coatings: a market report, a product overview and expert interviews.
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Skin-mimetic: Transparent anti-corrosive coating
A new study presents a skin-mimetic assembly strategy for fabricating a transparent and highly anti-corrosive nanocomposite coating.
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Covestro starts production of Naphthylen-Diisocyanate in Thailand
Covestro has recently started up the production of Naphthylen-Diisocyanate (NDI) at a newly built plant in its Map Ta Phut site in Thailand.
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Inorganic additives and their impact on automotive coating systems
Researchers have systematically varied inorganic additives and and studied their impact on interfacial delamination processes of automotive coating systems.
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Ben Noteboom to become Akzo Nobel Supervisory Board member
Akzo Nobel has announced that Ben Noteboom will be nominated as a member of the Supervisory Board at the Annual General Meeting being held in April 2023. The Supervisory Board intends to subsequently elect...
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Improved anticorrosion properties of waterborne coatings
A new study describes the improvement of anticorrosion properties of waterborne coatings by designing a new type of modified graphene with high dispersion and low conductivity.
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Interview: “We see a need to catch up“
Merck has commissioned a fully automated system for digital colour measurement of pigment products. Dr. Eva Kriegbaum, Head of Surface Solutions Gernsheim, on the degree of automation in the industry and...
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Akzo Nobel finalises acquisition of Lankwitzer’s wheel coating business
Akzo Nobel has completed the acquisition of Lankwitzer Lackfabrik’s aluminum wheel liquid coatings business.
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Waterborne polyurethane for coatings with improved mechanical properties
Researchers have presented waterborne fluorinated polyurethane containing guanidine for coatings with antibacterial features and properties against inorganic fouling.
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Global market for paints and coatings grows by 1.3 percent in Q3 2022
According to estimates by B2B market research agency Coating Insights, the global market for paints and coatings grew by + 1.3 percent in volume terms in the third quarter of 2022. The "TOP 11 Global Players"...
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Enhancing fire safety with oyster shell powder
Researchers have studied the effect of functionalised oyster shell powder with ammonium polyphosphate on the fire safety performance of epoxy resin.
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HMG Paints introduces new recyclable packaging
HMG Paints has unveiled new packaging for its water based range of products. The new packaging utilises recycled content to manufacture the containers and the process and materials used also means the...