The use of polymer latexes for high‐performance coatings is challenging as the properties
required to allow for film formation at reasonable temperatures tend to result in films with …

Delamination is one of the primary damage mechanisms in laminated composites that
affects the lifetime integrity of the composite systems. The present study examines the effects …

Delamination due to interlaminar fracture has limited the application of composite materials
in highly integrity-sensitive structural systems. The novelty of this experimental and statistical …

Surface strain is widely employed in gas phase catalysis and electrocatalysis to control the
binding energies of adsorbates on active sites. However, in situ or operando strain …

Despite significant effort, it remains a major challenge to match the mechanical properties of
films cast from solvent-based polymers using waterborne polymer dispersions. In this paper …

Although coatings cast from waterborne polymer dispersions are significantly more
environmentally friendly than their solvent-based counterparts, their relatively poor …

Hypothesis Phase change materials have the potential for use in high-density thermal
energy storage. However, their low thermal conductivity and the need for shape stabilization …

Fungicidal compounds are actives widely used for crop protection from fungal infection, but
they can also kill beneficial organisms, enter the food chain and promote resistant pathogen …

The film formation properties of latex particles are of prime importance when considering
their use in coatings applications. In this work, we explore the film formation behavior of …

The environmental problem due to plastic waste had become serious because it could not
be recycled neither be degraded naturally by microbe in land. Thus, in the present study, a …