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Sep 14, 2020 | Industry News
Kraton Corporation seeks regulatory approval for BIAXAM, a novel sulfonated polymer technology with long-lasting self-disinfecting properties that has been demonstrated in studies to quickly...
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Sep 4, 2020 | Industry News
A recent and essential non-food application of HydraBan® is for corrugate-based beds intended for use by hospitals and COVID-19 quarantine centers. Because of its water-resistant properties...
Aug 27, 2020 | Industry News
Researchers have found a new way to improve paints and coatings, by adding Janus particles (“two-faced” nanoparticles). With one face that attracts water and another that repels it, the particles...
Aug 24, 2020 | Industry News
A team of researchers have created a new family of inks to enable the fabrication of new electronics such as sensors, light detectors, batteries and solar cells. Their solution: alcohol...
Aug 17, 2020 | Industry News
Inspired by Chameleons’ color-changing abilities, scientists at the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering (PME) at the University of Chicago have developed a way to stretch and strain liquid...
Jul 20, 2020 | Industry News
Researchers at the Okanagan Polymer Engineering Research and Applications (OPERA) Lab have developed a coating that repels nearly all substances off a surface. And that new coating will make...
Jul 9, 2020 | Industry News
Scientists at the International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials (ARCI) have developed a nanoparticle-based coating for solar panels that can minimize dust deposition...
Jun 23, 2020 | Industry News
Researchers at IIT(ISM) Dhanbad have developed a method to prepare a facile and durable superhydrophobic coating of silver nanoparticles on the surface of cloth using an in-situ UV irradiation...
Jun 11, 2020 | Industry News
A new armor-plated superhydrophobic material has been developed for potential uses in medical equipment, solar panels and more. This superhydrophobic material is extremely useful for antimicrobial...
Jun 4, 2020 | Industry News
OCSiAl and Dalian Liansheng Trading have signed a distribution agreement for a line of TUBALL nanotube concentrates for composites, coatings and adhesives. Polymers empowered with TUBALL have...