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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.
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Durability of a polypropylene/graphene oxide nanocomposite coating
A recently pubished work focues on a long-term experimental evaluation and molecular dynamics simulation of a polypropylene/graphene oxide nanocomposite coating in 3.5 wt% NaCl solution.
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Robust and thermally stable hydrophobicity
Researchers report on a robust surface with thermally stable hydrophobicity enabled by electrosprayed fluorinated SiO2 particles.
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Novel mosquito repellent upholstery fabrics
The aim of a recent study was to prepare insect repellent textiles by coating and printing and to compare the application methods.
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Universal polysiloxane additives for self-cleaning surfaces
Four novel additives and 16 different compositions have been evaluated in a new study for their self-cleaning performance toward UV curable coatings. The prepared additives showed excellent water, vegetable...
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Current trends on inorganic-polymer nanocomposite coatings
A recently published review highlights the most important advances in the development and manufacture of advanced hybrid polymer-inorganic layered anticorrosion coatings for marine applications.