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Ecoat: Development of new bio-based coating materials
The overall objective of the Ecoat project is to select, extract, and functionalise molecules (proteins, polysaccharides, cutin) from highly available, low valorised biomass such as tomatoes, legumes,...
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Studying the water permeation in coatings
The objective of a new work is to develop and evaluate experimental approaches with different analytical techniques to measure the permeability, diffusivity, and solubility of water in model coatings....
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Enhanced weathering performance of epoxy ZnO nanocomposite coatings
A new paper aims at improving the weathering performance of an epoxy coating via surface treatment of zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles with different silane coupling agents.
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Coating delamination mitigation of epoxy coatings
Scientists have examined the coating delamination mitigation by inhibiting the hydrogen evolution reaction.
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Effect of laser structured micro patterns on the polyvinyl butyral/oxide/steel interface stability
A recent work investigated the effect of steel substrate topography and roughness on cathodic disbonding resistance and wet adhesion of the polyvinyl butyral/oxide/steel interface.
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Bio-based monomers instead of traditional material in the preparation of polyester resin
A new study describes the replacement of maleic anhydride by bio-based itaconic acid in the preparation of isophthalic acid-based unsaturated polyester resin.
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Expert interview rheology: “It is always a matter of compromise.”
There is no getting around the issue of rheology. If the yield point, viscosity or thixotropy are not correct, a coatings product is just not marketable. We spoke to Thomas Mezger about the state of the...
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Effect of organic additives on the stability of a polymer coated interface
A new study describes the effect of additives in fluoacid-based Ti and Zr-treatments for galvanised steel on the stability of a polymer coated interface.
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Performance of organic coatings upon cyclic mechanical load
Scienstists have demonstrated a methodology for the evaluation of coating resistance to an impact of repetitive mechanical stress.
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Developing green binding additives: Borregaard receives funding of EUR 1.5 million
Borregaard has received a commitment of NOK 15.9 million (ca. EUR 1.5 million) in funding from the Research Council of Norway (NFR) for an innovation project that is supposed to maximise the value of raw...
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Nanocomposite hydrogel for adhesion under seawater
A new study describes a high-strength double network polydopamine nanocomposite hydrogel.
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Radiation crosslinking of pigmented coating material by UV LEDs
A study decribes radiation crosslinking of pigmented coating material that enablis depth curing and preventing oxygen inhibition.
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Electric impulse releases adhesive force: Novel smart underwater adhesive
With a small zap of electricity, biomedical engineers at Michigan Technological University take an underwater smart glue prototype from sticky to not in seven seconds.
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Polyaniline-thiacalix[4]arene metallopolymer – self-doped, and externally doped conductive polymers
A new article deals with the conductivity increment of polyaniline (PANI) through the synthesis of redox polymer and intrinsically conductive polymers (ICP) with thiacalix[4]arene (TCA) segment combination....