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  1. A New Paradigm To Enhance Tumour Targeting With Biomimetic Nanovectors 10/31/2022

    Tumour targeting is a prerequisite for effective cancer therapy because it enhances the therapeutic outcome and decreases adverse effects. However, effective targeting is challenging to achieve with nanoparticles (NPs) coated with synthetic targeting ligands, which are the current gold standard.

  2. BASF Launches Chemetall Innovation And Technology Center For Surface Treatment Solutions In China 10/27/2022

    The Surface Treatment global business unit of BASF’s Coatings division, operating under the Chemetall brand, opened its first regional innovation and technology center for applied surface treatment technology in Shanghai, China.

  3. Advanced Polymer Coatings MarineLINE Coating System 'Approved' Via Shell Cargo Handling Sheet 10/26/2022

    AVON, OHIO manufacturer Advanced Polymer Coating’s (APC) MarineLINE ship tank coating system has become the first protective lining to be approved onto Shell’s Cargo Handling Sheet to transport mono ethylene glycol (MEG).

  4. Chemical Clues To The Mystery Of What’s Coating Stradivari’s Violins 10/25/2022

    Stradivarius violins produce elegant music with a level of clarity that is unparalleled by modern instruments, according to some musicians. And it’s the finishing touches — mysterious treatments applied hundreds of years ago by Antonio Stradivari — that contribute to their unique look and sound.

  5. Arkema Showcases Bio-Based Rheology & Specialty Additives At Paint & Coatings Italy 10/25/2022

    Arkema, a world leader in specialty materials, will meet with customers to showcase the company’s latest solutions from Rheology and Specialty Additives offer at Paint & Coatings Italy in Milan from October 25-26.

  6. Nikon Announces Investment In Hybrid Manufacturing Technologies Global, Inc. 10/17/2022

    Nikon Corporation (Nikon) today announced an investment in Hybrid Manufacturing Technologies Global, Inc. Hybrid Manufacturing Technologies Global, Inc. (HMT), an award-winning industry leader in additive manufacturing (AM), successfully created an approach that enables users to integrate additive tools onto any platform.

  7. Evonik Increases Production Capacities For ACEMATT Matting Agents 10/10/2022

    ​Evonik’s Coating Additives business line is expanding the production capacity of its ACEMATT precipitated matting agents at its manufacturing facility in Taiwan. The significant capacity increase will help to meet the rising demand for matting agents in Asia, with the capacity expansion scheduled for completion by the second half of 2023.

  8. Microban Launches Non-Heavy-Metal Technology For Water-Based Coatings 10/5/2022

    Microban International is proud to present LapisShield, a novel, non-heavy-metal technology designed to seamlessly integrate antimicrobial functionality into any water-based coating formulation.

  9. C3Nano Announces Activegrid™ Room Temperature Curing Conductive Ink, Transforming The Advances Materials And Smart Surface Industry 10/4/2022

    C3Nano, Inc. (C3Nano), the performance leader in nanowire-based technologies and conductive inks, today announced a new breakthrough formulation that can be cured rapidly at ambient conditions to produce highly conductive coatings on a variety of temperature sensitive substrates.

  10. Solvay Launches SolvaLite Surfacing Film For Automotive Body Panels At CAMX 2022 10/3/2022

    Solvay has announced the launch of SolvaLite SF200 surfacing film, a light tack film for ‘Class A’ paintable body panels. The new product will officially be introduced to the market at the Composite and Advanced Materials Expo (CAMX) in Anaheim, California, where Solvay will be exhibiting its comprehensive composites offering from October 17 through 20, 2022, at Booth W56.