Browsing by Subject "Coatings"
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A viscosity-mediated model for relating gloss and film thickness of coatings
(2019-01-01)
Article
Open AccessFilm thickness determines many key coating properties including gloss. However, current literature hardly addresses the development of methods to directly correlate film thickness with gloss. Thus, the lack of accurate ... -
Anti-graffiti coating tests
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2019-10-09)
Master thesis
Restricted access - author's decision
Covenantee: Cranfield UniversityRemoving unsightly graffiti is costly and estimated to exceed 200 million per year in the UK alone. Moreover, it is also clear that graffiti commonly found in schools and shops, flats and on public transport signifies ... -
Antifouling properties of papain-based antifouling coatings
(2015-06-30)
Article
Open AccessThe aim of this work is to study the antifouling performance and water uptake behaviour of coatings formulated with papain (an environmentally friendly pigment). Antifouling coatings have been formulated using rosin (natural ... -
Antireflective multilayer surface with self-cleaning subwavelength structures
(2021-03-17)
Article
Open AccessThe suppression of optical reflection from a surface is essential in many applications, ranging from displays with reduced disturbance from ambient light to high-efficiency photovoltaic cells and stable light detection and ... -
Aplicabilidad de revestimientos continuos sobre aislamientos térmicos no convencionales
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2018-05-03)
Master thesis
Restricted access - author's decisionEl presente TFM se enmarca en un proyecto de investigación del grupo GICITED (Grup Interdisciplinar de Ciència i Tecnologia a l‟Edificació) de la EPSEB dirigido al desarrollo de sistemas aislantes térmicos basados en ... -
Biobased waterborne polyurethane-ureas modified with POSS-OH for fluorine-free hydrophobic textile coatings
(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2021-10-13)
Article
Open AccessWaterborne polyurethane-urea dispersions (WPUD), which are based on fully biobased amorphous polyester polyol and isophorone diisocyanate (IPDI), have been successfully synthesized obtaining a finishing agent that provides ... -
Biofunctional polyethylene glycol coatings on titanium: an in vitro-based comparison of functionalization methods
(Elsevier, 2017-04-01)
Article
Open AccessThree methods for the production of Polyethylene glycol (PEG) coatings on titanium are compared, i.e. plasma polymerization, electrodeposition and silanization. The compared deposition methods presented similar wettability ... -
Detailed description of the molecular organization behind AFM images of polymer coatings: a molecular modeling approach
(2018-08-13)
Article
Open AccessThe current experimental techniques of surface characterization provide structural information on a much larger scale than that in which atomistic details can be observed. In this work, this size gap gets reduced by ... -
Development of novel biobased epoxy films with aliphatic and aromatic amine hardeners for the partial replacement of Bisphenol A in primer coatings
(Scrivener Publishing LLC, 2016-02-15)
Part of book or chapter of book
Restricted access - publisher's policyNew insights into epoxidized linseed oil (ELO) reaction with several amine hardeners for partial replacement of diglycidyl ether of bisphenol A (DGEBA) in coatings formulations are discussed. Thermosets formed by ELO and ... -
Diseño de procedimientos de caracterización de recubrimientos mediante corrientes inducidas
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2021-10-28)
Bachelor thesis
Restricted access - author's decisionLos ensayos que emplean las corrientes inducidas son de tipo no destructivo. Estos ensayos se utilizan para detección de defectos en piezas en capas superficiales y subsuperficiales. También son útiles para distinguir ... -
Dual-action effect of gallium and silver providing osseointegration and antibacterial properties to calcium titanate coatings on porous titanium implants
(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2023-05-01)
Article
Open Access
Covenantee: AMES / Institut de Bioenginyeria de CatalunyaPreviously, functional coatings on 3D-printed titanium implants were developed to improve their biointegration by separately incorporating Ga and Ag on the biomaterial surface. Now, a thermochemical treatment modification ... -
Effect of oxygen/fuel ratio on the in-flight particle parameters and properties of HVOF WC–CoCr coatings
(2010)
Conference report
Open AccessHigh Velocity Oxy-Fuel (HVOF) spray techniques can produce high performance alloy and cermet coatings for applications that require wear resistant surfaces. In HVOF spraying heat is produced by burning mixtures of oxygen ... -
El papel del revestimiento en la arquitectura residencial de Lluís Domènech i Montaner
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2022-07-11)
Master thesis
Open AccessEl tema escogido para el trabajo final de máster desarrollará el papel del revestimiento en la arquitectura de algunos de los proyectos de viviendas plurifamiliares urbanas del arquitecto Lluís Domènech i Montaner. En ... -
Els interiors barcelonins de finals del segle XVIII i començaments del XIX
(2009-07)
Article
Open AccessEl nostre article estudia el tractament de la superfície dels interiors de les cases de les famílies benestants de Barcelona entre final del segle xviii i inici del segle xix. Ens hem centrat en les estances més valorades ... -
Epoxy sol-gel hybrid thermosets
(MDPI AG, 2016-02-03)
Article
Open AccessSol-gel methodologies are advantageous in the preparation of hybrid materials in front of the conventional addition of nanoparticles, because of the fine dispersion of the inorganic phase that can be reached in epoxy ... -
Estudi de propietats tribològiques de DLC orientat a aplicacions de millora en eficiència energètica
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya / Universitat de Barcelona, 2015)
Master thesis
Open Access -
Estudi d’un recobriment electroless de Ni-Mo-P per a interconnectors metàl·lics de piles de combustible d’òxid sòlid
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2020-11-23)
Bachelor thesis
Open AccessUna pila de combustible d’òxid sòlid (SOFC) treballa a temperatures molt elevades, per sobre dels 700ºC , això provoca que l’interconnector metàl·lic de la pila es vegi sotmès a condicions extremes sota les que acaba donant ... -
Estudi i caracterització d’un tractament d’electrodeposició de compostos de fosfat de calci sobre titani per a aplicacions biomèdiques
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2014-06)
Master thesis (pre-Bologna period)
Open AccessEn aquest projecte es desenvolupa un recobriment de hidroxiapatita mitjançant electrodeposició per polsos, i a la vegada aquest recobriment es fa servir com a transport per l’alliberació d'un agent antibacterià, en concret ... -
Estudi, obtenció i caracterització de recobriments decoratius de color negre
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2019-07)
Bachelor thesis
Restricted access - author's decision[CATALÀ] Com a acabat decoratiu en negre i protecció contra la corrosió de l’acer, des de fa segles, el pavonat en calent ha sigut el mètode més utilitzat a la industria, sobretot a la industria armamentista. El pavonat ... -
Estudio de la resistencia al desgaste y microrayado de recubrimientos para lentes oftálmicas
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2012-09)
Master thesis
Restricted access - author's decisionUna lente oftálmica es un sistema complejo compuesto por materiales orgánicos e inorgánicos, cuya respuesta mecánica es difícil de predecir. El daño superficial generalmente es producido por la abrasión de partículas duras ...
