Polyurethane elastomers have a combination of excellent mechanical, physical and
chemical properties along with exceptional biocompatibility. Therefore, these elastomeric …

Wood has been used for thousands of years and remains an important material in the
construction industry, most often protected with coatings. Development of nanotechnology …

This paper focuses on the synthesis and modification of graphene oxide nanosheets with
polyaniline. The main aim is to take the advantages of both graphene oxide and polyaniline …

As a green material, wood is widely used in building decoration, railway construction, and
other fields. However, the wood itself has inherent defects of being easy to absorb water and …

This work reviewed innovative wood surface treatments based on nanotechnology. It is well
documented in the literature that the cell walls of wood present significant porosity; this …

In this study, the degradation of a water-borne acrylic coating and the influence of rutile-TiO
2 (R–TiO 2) nanoparticles and a hindered amine light stabilizer (HALS) on its photo-stability …

The effect of photo-stabilizers on the crosslinking and weathering durability of acrylic
polyurethane coatings based on the HSU 1168 acrylic polyol and the Desmodur N-75 …

Wood-based industry is one of the main drivers of economic growth in Malaysia. Forest
being the source of various lignocellulosic materials has many untapped potentials that …

Nanosized ZnO modified by 2-aminoethyl-3-aminopropyltrimethoxysilane (APS) was
prepared using the precipitation method. Modified nano ZnO by silane (ZnO-APS) was …

Timber and wood-based materials are considered sustainable building materials; however,
as they are prone to degradation by biotic and abiotic factors, they often required the …