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In a recent Knowledge Center article, we looked at bio-based Inks: “Bio-based Chemistries: A Deep Dive into the Ink Pool,”1 adding to our archive of many other articles presenting everything from … [Read More...]
Earlier this year, I attended the European Coatings Show in Nuremburg, Germany. The show takes place every two years, and this was a record-setting year: 1,135 exhibitors and more than 30,000 trade … [Read More...]
Previous UL Prospector articles have discussed typical crosslinking chemistries1,2,3,4. These were predominantly polyurethane-based, relying on the reaction between a polyisocyanate (PI) and a polyol … [Read More...]
Many engineering polymers have characteristically low surface energy and therefore exhibit intrinsically poor adhesion characteristics. The incorporation of oxygen into the surface of a polymer … [Read More...]