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Room temperature self healing crosslinked elastomer
A recent study focuses on a room temperature self-healing crosslinked elastomer constructed by dynamic urea bond and hydrogen bond.
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The effect of surface topography on underwater corrosion resistance of steel
A new article describes the study of the topography effect of superhydrophobic surfaces on the corrosion protection performance of steel through the air plastron behavior when subjected to an underwater...
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Droplet asymmetry on irregularly roughened surfaces
A recent study illustrates pervasive challenges in studying wetting dynamics, including dynamic contact angles, on irregularly roughened surfaces.
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Enhanced durability of polyurethane nanocomposite coatings
Researchers have focus on an outdoor durability enhancement of polyurethane nanocomposite coatings with green reduced graphene oxide nanoplatelets.
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Researchers decipher composition of limpet adhesive
The marine fauna has already served as a model for numerous adhesives. However, synthetically produced variants have so far usually not come close to the biological originals. Now, a team of researchers...
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Mechanical properties and water sensitivity of soybean protein isolate film
A recent study addresses the problems of high water solubility, hydrophilicity and low tensile strength of soybean protein isolate films.
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Review: UV-curable water-borne polyurethane coatings
UV-WPU coatings are becoming attractive due to increasingly rigorous environmental demands. Now a state-of-the-art and recent advances review has been published.
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Water-borne polyurethane with good water resistance and mechanical strength
Researchers report on a terpene derivative-containing silicone two-component waterborne polyurethane for coatings.
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Omniphobic surface with extreme durability
A novel brush-like organic-inorganic hybrid polysiloxane surface with omniphobicity and extreme durability has recently been described in a comprehensive study.
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Wood, bark or straw as a basis for novel materials
In future, waste from agriculture and forestry could serve as the basis for environmentally friendly building materials, insulation foams or fuels. Results of a research project also show how much a holistic...
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Fabrication of all-organic superhydrophobic coatings
An actual study describes the low-cost production of superhydrophobic coatings from candle soot and carnauba wax.
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Novel cement free concrete recipe
Researchers at the Institute of Industrial Science, a part of The University of Tokyo, have developed a new method of producing concrete without cement.
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A greener perspective: non-isocyanate polyurethane
A new review article gives a comprehensive overview of the production, properties and applications of non-isocyanate polyurethane.
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Novel structural adhesive with enormously increased temperature resistance
Delo has developed an adhesive with exceptionally high temperature strength. It achieves strengths of 20 MPa at 180 °C - four times as much as the previous generation.