University of Massachusetts

Hoechst Celanese Corporation

Nanto Cleantech S.p.a.

Samuel Kenig

Joey L Mead

Carol M F Barry

Hanna Dodiuk-Kenig

Artee Panwar

Tehila Nahum

Jason Constantinou

Sagar Mitra

Sunil K Garg

An object has a superhydrophic, self-cleaning, and icephobic coating includes a substrate and a layer disposed on the substrate, the layer resulting from coating with a formulation having an effective amount of microstructuring microparticles, liquid silane having one or more groups configured to graft to a microstructuring microparticle and at least another group that results in hydrophobicity. The microstructuring microparticles are dispersed in the liquid silane. Another effective amount of synthetic adhesive, selected from thermosetting adhesives, moisture curing adhesives or polymers that form a strong interaction with a surface, is in solution with a solvent. Upon curing, the layer has a contact angle greater than 90&#xb0; and a sliding angle of less than 10&#xb0; and, less than 5% of an area of the layer is removed in a Tape test.

Methods and formulations for superhydrophic, self-cleaning, and icephobic polymer coatings and objects having coatings thereon

An object has a durable superhydrophic, self-cleaning, and icephobic coating includes a substrate and a layer disposed on the substrate, the layer resulting from coating with a formulation having an effective amount of hierarchical structuring micro/nanoparticles, liquid silane having one or more groups configured to graft to a hierarchical structuring micro/nanoparticle and at least another group that results in hydrophobicity. The hierarchical structuring micro/nanoparticles are dispersed in the liquid silane. Another effective amount of synthetic adhesive, selected from thermosetting binders, moisture curing adhesives or polymers that form a strong interaction with a surface, is in solution with a solvent. Upon curing, the layer has a contact angle greater than 90&#xb0; and a sliding angle of less than 10&#xb0; and, less than 5% of an area of the layer is removed in a Tape test.

Methods and formulations for durable superhydrophic, self-cleaning, and superhydrophobic polymer coatings and objects having coatings thereon

The present invention concerns fire retardant materials made of polymers, plastics and elastomeric-based materials comprising nanoclays intercalated with protonized silane.

Nanoclays containing flame retardant chemicals for fire retardant applications

An improved method of bonding a polymeric composition comprised of a thermotropic liquid crystalline polymer to a substrate is provided. It has been determined that the adhesion of a thermotropic liquid crystalline polymer to a substrate is enhanced if the absolute difference between the surface pH of the substrate to which the polymer is to be bonded and the pH of the polymer itself is at least approximately 1.0 pH unit as measured by the method described herein.

Method of adhesive bonding by use of thermotropic liquid crystal polymers

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