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Transparent and foldable protective coating
A new study presents a transparent and flame-retardant hybrid protective coating with high surface hardness that is yet foldable.
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rGO instead of zinc dust in anticorrosion epoxy composites
A small load (e.g., 0.5 wt%) of reduced graphene oxide (rGO) was used to replace a large amount (e.g., 20–30 wt%) of zinc dust (ZD) in solvent-based zinc-rich epoxy composite coatings (ECCs) to maintain...
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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....
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Identification of BADGE derivatives in beverage cans
A new paper focuses in the tentative identification of BADGE derivatives in epoxy type coatings in a model sample: a beverage can.
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Offset print quality: Studying the effect of coating formulations
Researchers have studied the effects of the interaction of pigment coating with ink on the offset print quality.
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Investigating curing-induced internal stress in epoxy coatings
Researchers have studied the effects of epoxy binder, curing agent, filler, initial solvent concentration, curing temperature, and relative humidity on the curing-induced internal stress in epoxy coatings....
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Fabrication of superhydrophobic cellulose powder
In a new work, researchers have proposed a facile one-step solvent-free method to prepare superhydrophobic and universal cellulose powder.