Nanotechnology in Coatings

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Ohio State University researchers studied butterfly wings and rice leaves to find out more about their self-cleaning surfaces.

The study reveals that incorporating nanoclay improves humidity resistance, VDA cyclic corrosion over mild steel substrate and acetic acid spray corrosion over aluminum substrate.

These dispersered alumina products consist of dispersion of sub-micron and nano-particle size alumina that are specifically designed for use in coatings formulations where both gloss and clarity are critical.

Current automotive coatings systems consist of several layers, such as an adhesion-promoting layer, primer, basecoat and clearcoat.

Scottish scientists Dr. David Hepworth and Dr. Eric Whale invented Curran®, an innovative additive for coatings. Curran® was developed with a special, patented process by Scottish company CelluComp Ltd.

The film formation process of one-component waterborne formulations involves a sequence of water evaporation, coalescence and further solidification.

Ecology Coatings, Inc., a leader in the discovery and development of nanotechnology-enabled, ultraviolet-curable advanced coatings, has developed a UV-curable coating to meet the rigorous requirements of the healthcare industry.

Waterborne acrylic latexes can be prepared via batch, seeded, in situ seeded and continuous polymerization.

AM Coatings has developed a unique and worldwide patented technology that provides safe and durable protection against bacteria, algae, molds and fungi.

Researchers working at NanoQAM, the nanotechnology research centre of the University of Quebec (Montreal, Canada), are successfully innovating novel polymer coatings on the basis of data measured using a Viscotek high-temperature gel permeation chromatography (HT-GPC) system from Malvern Instruments.