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Highly transparent and low viscous silica nanocomposites (SNC) based upon standard, chemicallyunchanged acrylates and homogenously dispersed Si02-nanospheres (0 20 nm) cause a great improvement of numerous material properties like increase of scratch and abrasion resistance and highly reduced gas permeability. New results of a comprehensive study d

The variety of wood species used in the production of Parquet and furniture is bewildering. Certain species are known to cause adhesion problems when UV coated. In the furniture and especially the parquet industry, where 95% or more, of pre-finished parquet is UV coated, this means that special attention must be given to a small number of problemat

A novel radiation curable photo-polymer comprised of a vinyl ether functional polyisobutylene oligomer is described. One-part formulations undergo UV cure in seconds through a cationic mechanism. The UV cured films exhibit mechanical flexibility, high moisture barrier, and good thermal / oxidative stability. Formulations with conventional vinyl eth

The most important growth-regulating factor in nature is light. What lies behind it has led to a true technological revolution. Growth induced by light has become the model for generative technologies. Besides the polymerization of organic substances, light has proven to be particularly suitable for the structured growth of inorganic structures. Li

Powder coating cured by ultraviolet light (UV powders) is a technology that combines the advantages of thermosetting powder coatings with those of liquid ultraviolet cure coating technology.The difference from standard powder coatings is that melting and curing are separated into two distinct processes : upon exposure to heat, UV curable powder coa

In an attempt to bridge the technological gap between conventional and 100% UV inks for lithography, hybrid inks have been introduced onto the market during the last couple of years. In this paper, commercially available UV, conventional and hybrid sheetfed inks are compared in terms of formulation and performance. Ink properties like pigment wetti

It is evident from the titles of the two previous papers and from papers given at recent conferences 1] that there is renewed interest in the thiol-ene reaction. Whilst the chemistry of acrylates and methacrylates still serves the coatings industry well there is as search for other polymerisable systems that may offer some advantages. Undoubted att

The UV-technology as a complete solution from the raw material via the formulator to the end user has to be seen as a network of technical and political efforts for our common success. Not only the UV-unit technology counts but also substrate, pre-treatment, printing technology, curing, quality and price of the product are at least as important as