Water-based acrylic coatings reinforced by PISA-derived fibers
Polymerisation-induced self-assembly (PISA) is an efficient approach to synthesise self-assembled core-shell nanofibers in water, made of amphiphilic block copolymers.
A team of French and Chinese researchers have demonstrated for the first time that such anisotropic and high Tg nanofibers can be used as reinforcing fillers for water-based acrylic materials.
New strategy
This strategy opens the way for strong all-organic aqueous coatings.
The study is published in: Polymer Chemistry, Issue 34, 2017.
Event tip
The European Coatings Seminar Dispersion: theory and practice in coatings production on October 10 will teach attendees everything there is to know to start working in this area of the coatings industry.
