A new coating, however, has been created to keep that from happening. Designed to be applied to the surface of titanium prostheses, the polymer coating incorporates a fragment of a protein known as ...

A polymeric cobalt phthalocyanine interface directs anion decomposition and accelerates lithium-ion transport, enabling ...

Medical implants often carry surface substrates that release active substances or to which biomolecules or cells can adhere better. However, degradable gas-phase coatings for degradable implants, such ...

Keeping our homes and offices at a comfortable temperature plays an important role in our modern lives. At present, this is usually achieved by using conventional air-conditioning units that have some ...

The growing problem of antibiotic resistance is driving some researchers to seek alternative strategies for battling infectious microbes, including approaches that block bacteria from doing harm but ...

Scientists have developed a new bio-synthetic coating for electronic components that could help merge AI with the human brain. They believe the polymer could overcome a fundamental challenge around ...

Films and coatings have important applications in various fields (coatings, coatings on medical devices, drug delivery, thin films for food protection etc.). Therefore, an efficient technique for the ...

Engineers have invented a high-performance exterior PDRC polymer coating with nano-to-microscale air voids that acts as a spontaneous air cooler and can be fabricated, dyed, and applied like paint on ...

Special new coatings being investigated by researchers are more resistant to bacteria and other microbes than food-contact surfaces used today, according to a report on a recent symposium hosted by ...

Advanced Polymer Coatings, based in Avon, has completed a tanker recoating contract for Spanish headquartered shipping line Marflet Marine. Advanced Polymer Coatings has applied its industry-leading ...