Acrylates

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Thermoresponsive sealant for temporary closure of ocular trauma

Traumatic eye injuries require rapid treatment to prevent deterioration of vision. As an alternative to suturing or adhesives, researchers developed a temperature-responsive...

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Understanding the influence of wood substrates on the permeability of coatings

The shift towards waterborne coatings makes coatings more sensitive to water. As a consequence, the durability of both wood and coatings can be negatively affected....

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Photochemical behaviour of fluorinated photoinitiators

In a study, the photochemical behaviour of two fluorinated photoinitiators was investigated.

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Superhydrophobic coating with multiscale structures

To obtain a superhydrophobic surface with hierarchical micro/nanostructures, two kinds of SiO2 nanoparticles with different sizes were embedded into crosslinked...

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Bioadhesive derived from distillers’ dried grains with solubles

In a study, a bioadhesive is prepared from distillers' dried grains with solubles (DDGS). The byproduct of corn ethanol production is used primarily as an ...

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Controlling the adhesion strength of photo-responsive adhesives

Researchers from Florida State University have developed a facile method to control the adhesion strength of photo-responsive bio-inspired adhesives via a photocleavable...

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Developing acrylated soybean oil-based UV-curable coatings

The combination of biomass and UV curing technology can reduce the dependence on petroleum products and VOC emissions. In an article, a new environment-friendly ...

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Modified acrylic resin as binder for waterborne printing inks on plastic films

Polymers have low-energy surfaces and are difficult to be adhered by waterborne inks due to their higher surface tension. An approach to prepare acrylic resin ...

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Improving the thermal properties of pigmented acrylic resin

Iranian researchers have investigated whether silica airogel improves the thermal properties of pigmented acrylic resin.

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Evonik enters into strategic partnership with Melrob and NRC Group

The methacrylates business line is concentrating its sales activities; as part of this Evonik has given distribution rights for its methacrylate monomers in ...

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Water-based acrylic coatings reinforced by PISA-derived fibers

Polymerisation-induced self-assembly (PISA) is an efficient approach to synthesise self-assembled core-shell nanofibers in water, made of amphiphilic block...

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Identifiying odourous constituents in acrylic adhesives

It is a known fact that adhesives may smell unpleasant. However, as researchers have recently discovered, this doesn’t need to be the case. Through extensive research...

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Improving the thermal properties of pigmented acrylic resins

In a study, the effect of silica aerogel as thermal barrier additive for two different types of acrylic resins was investigated.

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Bodo Möller Chemie extends Eastern Europe business

The collaboration between Bodo Möller Chemie and Huntsman Advanced Materials continues to grow.