Functional coatings
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Novel antiviral coating
Academics at Northumbria University, Newcastle, are working to create a superhydrophobic – low friction – coating that enables surfaces to be functionalised in a way that destroys viruses whilst maintaining...
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Silicone-based polyurethane for antifouling coatings
Scientists report on a self-healing, highly elastic and amphiphilic polyurethane for antifouling applictions.
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Innovative coatings for anti-icing applications
Scientists report a new strategy to prepare amphiphilic siloxane-glycidyl carbamate coatings (AmpSiGC) coatings with anti-icing property.
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A novel composite coating and its assessment for biomedical applications
A new study describes the synthesis and characterisation of an iron oxide-hydroxyapatite-chitosan composite coating and its biological assessment for biomedical applications.
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A sky-blue superhydrophobic coating and its applications
A new paper describes a colour coating with excellent self-cleaning, oil/water separation, and anti-corrosion properties.
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Superhydrophobic and breathable coatings on polyester fabrics
A superhydrophobic, deep color, infrared-reflective and breathable coating was prepared on polyester fabrics by a dip coating process.
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Facile preparation of superhydrophobic surface on paper substrate
A new paper describes the preparation of an economical eco-friendly superhydrophobic surface on paper substrate with excellent mechanical durability.
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Examining superhydrophobic coatings on steel substrates
The influence of steel substrates on the uniformity of superhydrophobic coatings was examined by Kelvin probe force microscope.
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Peelable coatings: New review article
A new review article gives an insight of the concept, the chemistries involved, release agents and the applications of peelable coatings.
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Safety plus: Damaged ropes change colour
Empa researchers have developed a coating that changes colour when exposed to high temperatures through friction or fire.
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Water resistance improvement of paperboard
Researchers describe the water resistance improvement of paperboard by coating formulations based on nanoscale pigments.
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Optimising MMA-based traffic paints
In a recent study, some practical properties of methyl methacrylate (MMA)-based cold plastic traffic paints were optimised.