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July issue: Functional coatings in the focus
Functional coatings are the focus topic of the July/August issue of the European Coatings Journal. The magazine is also available in European Coatings 360°.
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Synthesis of UV-curing waterborne polyurethane-acrylate coating
Recently scientists synthesised UV-curing waterborne polyurethane-acrylate coating and its photopolymerisation kinetics by using FT-IR and photo-DSC methods....
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BCF celebrates 25th anniversary of printing ink members
Recently the British Coatings Federation’s printing inks members celebrated their 25th anniversary.
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Influence of diol chain extender on self-healing polyurethane coatings
In a new work scientists investigated the influence of diol chain extender on the morphology and the properties of thermally-triggered UV-stable self-healing...
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“The printing and coatings market in Turkey demonstrates a progress close to European market trends”
Toyo Ink recently announced to buy land in Turkey for the expansion of R&D and production capacities of its Turkish subsidiary. We spoke to Yakup Benli, CEO of ...
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CHT Group with sales record once again
The CHT Group achieves again a sales record in 2017 - currency developments and high raw material costs burden the result.
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A biomimetic hierarchical structure constructed from waterborne polyurethanes
Recently scientists developed a biomimetic hierarchical structure with a hydrophilic surface and a hydrophobic subsurface constructed from waterborne polyurethanes ...
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Sanitized AG founds new company
Sanitized AG is pooling together its longstanding expertise in the area of antimicrobials for paints and coatings into a single company, the newly founded Sanitized...
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New coatings make natural fabrics waterproof
A team at MIT has fabricated a coating that not only adds water-repellency to natural fabrics such as cotton and silk, but is also more effective than the existing ...
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Akzo Nobel strengthens African presence with new facility in Kenya
Akzo Nobel has opened a new coatings production facility in Kenya. Located in the capital, Nairobi, the long-term plan is to expand further and use Kenya as a ...
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Recent developments in smart antibacterial surfaces
A new review investigates recent developments in smart antibacterial surfaces to inhibit biofilm formation and bacterial infections.
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Expert voices on multi-functional additives
Additives are a very important part of a formulation but they can be expensive and sometimes multiple different ones are needed in just one formulation. We ...
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ISO 16890 definitively replaces test standard EN 779
As of July 1, 2018, ISO 16890 will be the sole internationally applicable testing standard for classifying air filters. This means a radical change in the evaluation...
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Shape effect on drying behavior of cement-based materials
An experimental study has been performed to confirm and understand the impact of the shape of structure on the behaviour of drying concrete.