In this study, we developed mesoporous silica NP-based coatings films via layer-by-layer (LbL) assembly using oppositely charged polyelectrolytes. LbL assembly has the important advantage of high ...

Silica nanoparticles of between 1 – 100 nm in diameter are cost-effective and simple to produce, with a highly modifiable surface chemistry, shape, and size. They commonly act as a support scaffold or ...

Fangqiong Tang, Yi Li and colleagues note that wool is naturally water-repellant, or hydrophobic, a feature that acts as a barrier to enhanced features such as anti-wrinkle, anti-shrinkage finishing ...

Silica nanoparticles could mean an end to the troublesome fog that forms on glass surfaces. Fog on windows, spectacles and other glass surfaces could soon be a thing of the past if a nanotechnology ...

This release is available in Spanish. Researchers of the UPNA-Public University of Navarre have developed a type of coating for construction materials. It is based on nanoparticles that interact with ...

NanoProducts Corporation today announced that its technology has been successfully demonstrated in powder coating applications. NanoProducts also announced that its patented nanoscale materials for ...

Like most things, ice can be a blessing or a burden depending on the circumstances. It’s perfect crushed in a drink on a hot summer’s day, but can wreak havoc when it collects on roads, power lines ...

A responsive silica nanocomposite generates biocidal oxygen species only when microbes alter local chemistry, allowing ...

Aculon has exclusively licensed patented technology from Princeton University for coating oxide surfaces, including metal oxide and yttria nanoparticles. This technology, along with other surface ...

A team of European scientists think about hairy polymer nanoparticles much like Cruella de Vil thought about furry Dalmation pups: Both would make fine coats. But chemistry, rather than cruelty, is ...

Amorphous silica is a common mineral used in the manufacturing of products ranging from toothpaste to semiconductors. Though it has generally been considered safe, new research in rats demonstrates ...