Functional coatings
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Films for passive de-icing and electromagnetic shielding
Scientists have developed conductive and superhydrophobic Ag/PDMS films with high stability for passive de-icing and electromagnetic shielding. Their high electromagnetic shielding effectiveness has been...
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Nanocellulose-based superhydrophobic coating
A nanocellulose-based multiple-functional coating was fabricated with excellent superhydrophobicity, abrasion resistance, acid resistance and fluorescence.
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Composite coating with low-infrared emissivity
The goal of a recent research was to obtain a coating with low-infrared emissivity and both good hydrophobic and mechanical properties.
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Recent developments in the anti-graffiti coatings
An anti-graffiti coating (AGC) is a protective layer applied on the surface (all types including cultural heritage and metallics) to limit possible vandalism phenomena. A recently published review gives...
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Superhydrophobic nanocomposite coatings for electrical insulators
A new paper describes the influence of three different kinds of polysiloxane as hydrophobic agent on superhydrophobic coatings for electrical insulators.
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A feasible approach for designing multilayer anti icing systems
Reseachers have presented a scalable high-efficiency multilayered anti-icing/de-icing coating: A superhydrophobic upper layer boosts the performance of a electrothermal system.
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Novel environmentally safe and frost-resistant coatings
Researchers developed a family of more than 80 anti-freezing coatings, which can be easily applied to aluminum, steel, copper, glass, plastic or any industrial surface without preconditioning or expensive...
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Self-sealing coatings for fuel pipelines
Researchers have presented a self-sealing polyurethane coating containing high oil-absorption resin for storage facilities and fuel pipelines.
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New review on thermochromic materials
A recently published review article focuses on the development, the characterisation and applications of thermochromic materials.
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Transparent coating with enhanced anti-icing performance
A transparent and non-fluorinated Superhydrophobic coating was developed and applied on different substrates. Methyltriethoxysilane was used to improve the hydrophobic properties of the coating.
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Super-hydrophobic coating prepared by mechanical milling method
In a recently conducted study, a super-hydrophobic coating with a contact angle of around 153° was fabricated by ball milling a copper powder and stearic acid mixture onto an aluminum foil.
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Novel coating can contribute to wastewater purification
A new paper introduces an all-water-based superhydrophobic coating with reversible wettability for oil-water separation and wastewater purification.
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Transparent anti-fogging coating with self-healing property
Researchers report on the facile preparation of a high-transparency zwitterionic anti-fogging poly(SBMA-co-IA) coating with self-healing property.
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Hydrogen peroxide formation via solar light: Novel antifouling coating
A new paper reports strong adhesion and lack of ecotoxicity of a solar-driven antifouling sol-gel coating. Test results open the route to the practical utilisation of these novel marine coatings.