Production & Lab - European Coatings

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Effects on the UV absorbing power of titanium dioxide

Scientists havs studied the role of titanium dioxide surface modification on UV protective properties of eco-friendly PA coating.

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Hairy” superhydrophobic surfaces

A new study presents novel superhydrophobic surfaces with excellent mechanical robustness, underwater stability and drag-reduction property.

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Sebaceous gland-inspired de-icing coating

Researchers have presented a self-lubricated de-icing coating that is continuously secreting lubricants and has been inspired by sebaceous glands.

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Cardanol based polyamine coatings for anti-corrosive applications

Cardanol was successfully converted to polyamine resins. The fabricated coatings were hydrophobic and depicted excellent corrosion resistance.

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Urushiol as excellent raw material for self-healing coatings

A recently conducted work suggests the fabrication of mechanically robust urushiol-based polymer coatings with excellent self-healing property and hydrophobicity.

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Cardanol-based polymers for surface coatings

A new study presents bio-based coating resins derived from cardanol using carbocationic polymerisation and their evaluation as one-component alkyd-type coatings.

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Measuring blocking resistance in films cast from polymer latexes

Blocking resistance is a poorly characterised feature in films cast from latexes. Researchers have now described the use of a universal testing machine to measure it.

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Soybean protein isolate instead of petrochemicals

During a recently conducted study, researchers have achieved highly efficient self-initiated UV curing of water-based coatings. They used soybean protein isolate as co-initiator instead of petrochemicals....