Proper film formation is a critical factor in high performance coatings as it ensures optimally low porosity, improves corrosion resistance, and impacts many film surface features. Through the decades, waterborne ... Read More…
Where radiation-cured coatings are employed, ultraviolet (UV)-curable systems predominate, and current development efforts are largely focused on improving waterborne systems and reducing the impacts of monomers (via migration) and photo-initiators ... Read More…
The ACA has announced that Dr. Jamil Baghdachi, Professor of Polymers and Coatings at Eastern Michigan University, will present the 2017 Mattiello Memorial Lecture. The presentation will be part of ... Read More…
Maximizing the gloss retention and dirt-pickup resistance (DPUR) is a key requirement for many exterior architectural coatings and is a target that many commercial paints struggle to meet. In this ... Read More…
Innovation is key to both reaching business goals and developing effective solutions for the tough challenges facing our world today. Open innovation–—the leveraging of knowledge from all potential sources within ... Read More…