TAGS: UV/EB Technology European Coatings Show
With Calyxia unique encapsulation technology, one can have any kind of active or additive materials encapsulated, protected in the formulation and delivered at the optimum time and site for performance.
Issues Faced by Coatings Formulators
While developing new paints, coatings or adhesives formulations, several issues are faced:
- an additive that is not miscible or compatible with formulation
- a too sensitive additive, that degrades by hydrolysis, oxidation or cross-reaction in formulation
- an essential additive that is detrimental for some parameters of formulation (lack of adhesion, blooming)
- the need to combine extended pot life with high reactivity
- the need to provide new performance to paints, coating or adhesive during use, with a long-lasting effect
Answer to Formulating Problems
Calyxia offers 3 different platforms to answer the needs - Calyshield, Catalyx and Activoptix.
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Calyshield for functional materials encapsulation
With Calyshield microcapsules, functional materials are fully compatibilized with the formulation and can be released during use of the coating or the adhesive for new properties and maximum performance.
Calyshield product range comprises, among others:
- Calyshield L - self-lubricating microcapsules: Calyshield L microcapsules are lubricant microcapsules that homogeneously dispersed throughout the coating. They minimize leaching and provide long lasting lubricant performance. On abrasion or wear, they open and deliver a lubricant to the surface of the coating, preventing further wear. Calyshield L microcapsules improve by 10 times abrasion resistance, scratch resistance and provide surface hydrophobicity of the end product.
- Calyshield U - UV-absorber microcapsules: Calyshield U fully protect a UV-absorber, avoid blooming effect, enable full compatibility with other materials and allow for extended UV-resistance of the coating.
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Catalyx for Reactive Materials Encapsulation
With Catalyx microcapsules, reactive materials (such as catalysts, accelerators or cross-linkers) are protected to make sure they don’t react prematurely. The customers can then achieve extended pot life with a high reactivity and move from 2 components system to 1 component system.
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Activoptix for Optical Materials
Activoptix protect optical materials (such as dyes, pigments, liquid crystals, quantum dots), are fully compatible in the formulation and enable optical materials to survive the lifetime of the coatings.
Find out about Calyxia’s innovative microencapsulation technology at ECS, booth 3-727.
Source: Calyxia