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Marine coatings: “Increased need for cooperation”
Peter van Aken, new business development director at Lonza, thinks that cooperation between industry, the academic world and start-up companies is increasingly needed to cope with the challenges imposed...
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Improved adhesion of environmentally friendly paint film on wood
Researchers recently improved paint adhesion of environmentally friendly paint film on wood surface by plasma treatment.
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Bio-inspired transparent structural colour film
The transparent wings of insects with intelligent structural colours or good invisibility in different surroundings provide them with unique camouflage capability and were therefore used as model for a...
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Mergers and acquisitions: Deceleration in the coatings industry
After our first overview of company acquisitions and mergers in the coatings and neighboring industries, we are now able to present a much larger overview this year. However, this is not necessarily due...
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Intumescent flame retardant and anti-dripping of PET fabrics
In a new paper, chitosan (CH) and ammonium polyphosphate (APP) were used as the intumescent flame retardant system which was constructed on PET fabrics surface via the Layer-by-layer (LBL) assembly technique....
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Colouring by polymer stress instead of pigments
Material stress is normally not good for polymer films in paints and varnishes, after all it can lead to damage and failure of the protective function. A Nature article now shows how it can also be used...
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Antibacterial casein-based ZnO nanocomposite coatings
In a recently published study, casein-based ZnO nanocomposite were prepared via double in situ polymerisation, where y-(2,3-epoxypropoxy) propytrimethoxysilane (KH560) was used as silane coupling agent....
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SI Group sells industrial resin business to Ask Chemicals
SI Group announced an agreement to sell the majority of its global industrial resin businesses and its Brazilian specialty business to ASK Chemicals.
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Reversible wettability in a bio-inspired honeycomb film
A unique triple patterned honeycomb film with CO2-driven reversible wettability between hydrophobicity and hydrophilicity is reported in a new work.
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July issue: Protective coatings in the focus
The July/August issue of European Coatings Journal is out and features a full package on protective coatings: a market report, a product overview and expert interviews. The magazine is also available in...
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Spherical titania and their influence on self-cleaning and anticorrosion properties of acrylic resin
TiO2 particles prepared by sol-gel method with different diameters can enhance the self-cleaning properties of acrylic resin.
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Stimuli-responsive polyurethane-urea polymer for protective coating
A recent article reports the synthesis of a polyurethane-urea coating with 1-(2-aminoethyl)-imidazolidin-2-one (UDETA) units showing temperature- and moisture-triggered self-healing.
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Raw material prices always at a glance
The availability and prices of raw materials pose challenges for the coatings industry. Stay up to date with the European Coatings Price Ticker and receive important input for negotiations.
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Cyclodextrin-based functionalised graphene oxide as an effective corrosion inhibitor
For a recent study, cyclodextrin-based functionalised graphene was synthesised. It was evaluated as an effective corrosion inhibitor for carbon steel in acidic environment.