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Driving Innovation by Collaborating With Others

Driving Innovation by Collaborating With Others

Victoria Scarborough Ph.D.
July 13, 2020
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Finding the right collaboration partner, vetting their technology and working to secure a technology solution for your business is a process that requires special expertise.
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Bio-Fouling/Hull Efficiency: Dilemma for the 21st Century

John R. Bowlin Ph.D.
June 7, 2020
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Seacoat's newest hull coating release, SEA-SPEED V 10 X ULTRA, helps curb marine organism fouling on the front end and makes any hull cleaning operations much easier and less expensive than conventional hull coatings, all with zero negative environmental impact due to its non-toxic chemistry on the back end of the equation.
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A Study of Icephobic Coatings, Part 2

A Study of Icephobic Coatings, Part 2

Dr. Atul Tiwari
May 12, 2020
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Today there are various companies involved in the production of commercially available icephobic coatings. This article lists many of them, along with details on the coatings' technology and applications.
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Nano Primer Helps Combat Rust

Low-VOC, Single-Component Primer Converts Rust into a Protective Layer
Stephen Armstrong
May 8, 2020
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Because of the performance capabilities of the new water-based acrylic polymer primers and their applicability to nearly all substrates, paint manufacturers have an opportunity to consolidate their primer inventory and provide their customers with a solution for the most challenging corrosive environments.
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Anti-Viral Surface Coating to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19 Through Touch

Anti-Viral Surface Coating to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19 Through Touch

Dr. Swapan Ghosh
May 1, 2020
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This research aims to create a surface coating with a relatively low surface energy value that can repel the spike glycoprotein, and also through the use of active chemicals, inactivate the spike glycoprotein as well as viral nucleotides in the coronavirus.
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A Greener Solution to Deter Marine Biofouling

Philseok Kim Teluka Galhenage
February 11, 2020
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SLIPS Foul Protect N1x has successfully demonstrated the pathway to reducing marine fouling with a non-toxic, environmentally friendly approach combining the smooth and slippery liquid-based surface (Physical module) and highly branched amphiphilic SAPs (Chemical module).
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UV Coatings on Plastics

Bringing Value to the Market
Paul Gevaert
February 5, 2020
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Recent energy-curable resin developments respond to the increasing demand for suitable oligomers for coatings on plastics in different segments such as consumer electronics, cosmetic packaging and automotive interiors for different specifications and aesthetic requirements.


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Copper-Containing Glass Ceramic with High Antimicrobial Efficacy

Timothy M. Gross Joydeep Lahiri Avantika Golas Jian Luo Florence Verrier Jackie L. Kurzejewski David E. Baker Jie Wang Paul F. Novak Michael J. Snyder
October 9, 2019
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This article describes an alkali copper aluminoborophosphosilicate glass ceramic material that acts as a sustainable delivery system for Cu+1 ions with high antimicrobial efficacy.
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Sherwin-Williams

Latest Generation of Fire Protection Coatings Offers Architects Safe New Design Options

October 3, 2019
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The technology being developed to protect the steelwork used in many of Britain's modern buildings allows architects to design freely, safe in the knowledge that their projects will be compliant as well as creative. Rick Perkins of Sherwin-Williams Protective & Marine Coatings looks at a major breakthrough in intumescent fire protection coatings.


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EonCoat

Protecting Industrial Facilities from Harsh Environmental Corrosion

October 3, 2019
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To maximize equipment life and safe production, innovative Chemically Bonded Phosphate Ceramic coatings provide durable protection from atmospheric and chemical corrosion.
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