The conventional and reliability-based service life methodologies for coating systems are compared with respect to their predictive abilities. It was concluded from this comparison that the scientific merit of several of the underlying premises of the conventional methodology are suspect. Specifically, the premise which draws into question the merit of the conventional methodology is the belief...

This work involves the development of a novel siliconized epoxy interpenetrating coating system using epoxy resin as base, hydroxylterminated polydimethylsiloxane (HTPDMS) as modifier, -aminopropyltriethoxysilane ( -APS) as crosslinking agent and dibutyltindilaurate (DBTDL) as catalyst. Polyamidoamine and aromatic polyamine adduct were used as curing agents for the above coating systems. The th...

This paper reviews research carried out towards the development of a novel conductive coating for reinforced concrete structures in order to enable the application of electrochemical anti-corrosion treatments. The coating is composed of a hardened paste containing graphite powder and cement. The applied techniques were electrochemical chloride extraction (ECE), cathodic protection (CP), and cat...

PURPOSE We examined the clinical appearance (color, gloss, and surface roughness) of TiO(2) coating on polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) resin dentures. METHODS A spraying method, using air brushes, was used to generate thin uniform TiO(2) coating. PMMA resin, primer-coated PMMA, and TiO(2)-coated PMMA (with primer) specimens were compared. RESULTS The Commission Internationale de l'Eclairage ...

Conventional dry-coating method can cause problems like non-core, double-core, off-center, inlay, and cooking, caused by the core tablet supply system. Hence, dry coating is not as widely used as normal tablets. One-step dry-coating (OSDrC) technology is an innovative one to solve these problems. OSDrC technology, which does not require a separate manufacturing process for the core, can even us...

Titanium is widely used as a bone implant material due to its biocompatibility and high resilience. Since its Young's modulus differs from bone tissue, the resulting "stress shielding" could lead to scaffold loosening. However, by using a scaffold-shaped geometry, the Young's modulus can be adjusted. Also, a porous geometry enables vascularisation and bone ingrowth inside the implant itself. Ad...

OBJECTIVE Development of liposomal mucoadhesive drug delivery system, which is able to improve the bioavailability of poorly absorbed oral drugs by prolonging their gastric and intestinal residence time, through facilitating the intimate contact of the delivery system with the absorption membrane. MATERIALS AND METHODS Liposomes containing model drug atenolol were prepared by the modified eth...

Introduction Growth of a transparent coating on top of an absorbing core can result in an increase in the measured mass absorption cross-section for the core. In the case of soot, quantification of the coating-induced amplification is difficult because two processes brought about by the coating process itself have opposite effects on light absorption by the particle: (i) collapse of the fractal...

In this work, Poly(ethyleneterephthalate) (PET) substrate was treated using KOH solution and was modified using hybrid O-I coating containing PCL )polycaprolactone( as organic phase and TEOS )tetraethoxysilane( as inorganic phase. The coating was prepared through a sol-gel process and applied on the surface by dip coater. Then, electrically conducting polythiophene (PTh) nanoparticles were depo...

The effect of titanium dioxide addition on bonding strength of CaO-P2O5 -Na 2O-TiO2glass-ceramic system was investigated as a coating on titanium substrate. Thus, different amounts of TiO2 (2, 3.5 and 5mol %) were added to the base glass batch composition. The prepared glaze slips were applied on the substrate by dip coating method, dried and then heat treated at various temperatures. After tha...