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07. Nov 2024 | Online

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Researchers have tested the antibacterial durability of photocatalytic ZnO-based surface coatings.

Antibacterial durability testing

Study focuses on photocatalytic ZnO-based surface coatings.

Coatmaster establishes Coatmaster Europe LLC in Germany

The Swiss measurement technology company Coatmaster announces the foundation of Coatmaster Europe LLC in Gottmadingen ...

Altana aqcuires testing specialist Imaginant

Altana strengthens its portfolio of testing and measuring instruments with the strategic acquisition of Imaginant, a ...

A symbolic bat in front of the newly developed rheometer.

Fraunhofer IPA: Paint savings with the bat as a model

In the Paint Visco project, researchers at Fraunhofer IPA are modelling the development and processing of paints. The ...

A photo of the digital colour measurement system.

Merck: New facility for digital colour measurement of pigmen...

Merck has commissioned its first fully automated unit for the digital colour measurement of its pigment products. The ...

A rather shiny and a rather matt surface as a symbolic image.

Impact of surface texture on the perceptual and instrumental...

Gloss and texture have an indispensable role in determining the visual appearance of objects. Yet there are differenc ...

A sculpture in public space as a symbolic image.

Comparison: Sol-silicate paints versus organic paints

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Researchers have studied the durability of sol-silicate versus organic paints after outdoor and ultraviolet radiation exposures.

Various glass containers in a laboratory.

Role of an interface crack for the blistering mode of a stif...

A stiff thin film deposited over an underlying compliant substrate is susceptible to blistering when it is subjected ...

A laboratory.

Detection of different chemical binders in coatings

Organic coatings protect metallic structures of significant commercial value. Regular inspections of coatings are req ...

A laboratory.

Avoiding surface instability and slurry jamming

Researchers have described methods of avoiding surface instability and slurry jamming in simultaneous multilayer coat ...

Consistent determination of the contrast ratio of white inks

Scientists are searching for measurement methods that can accurately describe translucency or its opposite, opacity. ...

New technical laboratory of Wilhelm Niemann

Wilhelm Niemann expands the range of dispersion and fine grinding trials with the new technical laboratory at the com ...

Degradation of epoxy coatings exposed to impingement flow

A recent study is devoted to an epoxy coating exposed to the vertical impingement flow of a 3.5 weight percent NaCl s ...

SUNTEST®: color fastness and weathering testing of coatings ...

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The aim of lightfastness and weathering testing is to check the resistance of a certain product in the shortest possible time. It gives us answers to the most frequently asked questions, such as the durability of the color and the produc ...

ISO standards

Update on general test methods for paints and varnishes

The TC35 SC9 committee is one of the most important groups for standards in the international Coatings industry. Esta ...

Offshore wind turbines.

Abrasive wear resistance of organic offshore wind power coat...

Researchers have investigated the abrasive wear resistance of organic offshore wind power coatings.

Crosslinking features of clearcoats

A new paper examines the influence of functional group content in hydroxyl-functionalised urethane methacrylate oligo ...

Individual fingerprint of every liquid now measurable in rea...

A new radio wave-based analysis technology makes it possible to continuously monitor the state of any liquid in indus ...

Thomas Mezger Rheologie

Expert interview rheology: “It is always a matter of c...

There is no getting around the issue of rheology. If the yield point, viscosity or thixotropy are not correct, a coat ...

Challenges in weathering testing

A major challenge in weathering and corrosion testing is the difficulty in developing test protocols that yield resul ...

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