The scientific community has been pooling all its resources, for the past decade, towards the
development of “sustainable development” to usher into an eternally green and sustainable …

With the current decreasing fossil resources and increasing carbon dioxide emissions,
researchers are increasingly concerned about the development and utilization of biomass …

Regardless of their applications, polymers are still considered mechanically weak and
functionally insufficient for certain demanding coating and adhesive uses. To address those …

Engineering icephobic coatings has been a long standing effort to address the challenges
caused by ice formation and accumulation in our daily lives and in several industrial …

Polyurethanes (PUs) have been extensively exploited for the production of protective
coatings thanks to the versatility of their chemistry, which allows to adjust the coating …

Metal corrosion is one of the key challenges for materials scientists. This natural process
creates loses in a variety of industries and necessitates enormous efforts to mitigate its …

The present research work aims to synthesize a blend of chitosan (CSN) and curcumin
(CRN) based aqueous polyurethane dispersions (CSN-CRN APUDs) for the modification of …

Converting low‐grade waste heat into usable electricity and storing it simultaneously
requires a new technology that realize the directional migration of electrons or ions under …

In recent years, the interest of the manufacturing industry in new perspectives aimed at
sustainability has increased, driving the manufacture of paints to use alternatives that help to …

In recent years, the need to use environmentally friendly materials has also triggered
increased activity of research and development on water-based formulations for films and …