Hybrids made from an alkyd resin and an acrylic copolymer can potentially combine the desired properties of each component. Alkyd/acrylic hybrid latex particles were synthesized via miniemulsion polymerization and used to create films at room temperature. Comparisons of the alkyd auto-oxidative cross-linking rates and the associated network development are made between two alkyd resins (with di...

Among other uses, latexes are a successful alternative to solvent-borne binders for coatings. Efforts are made to produce hybrid nanostructured latexes containing an acrylic phase and an alkyd phase. However, after the film-forming process, the surfactant used to stabilize these latexes remains in the film, and its location can have a drastic effect on the application properties. Among the proc...

A 23-year-old spray painter developed contact dermatitis and respiratory difficulty characterized by small airways obstruction shortly after the polyfunctional aziridine cross-linker CX-100 began to be used in his workplace as a paint activator. The symptoms resolved after he was removed from the workplace and was treated with inhaled and topical steroids. Painters may have an increased risk of...

For the preservation of painted cultural heritage on wooden substrates, it is important to understand fracture mechanisms in multilayer system which they are constructed and how environment plays a role composites’ physical properties. Past research has investigated material response each constituent layer but much more needs be done represent heterogeneous composite structure easel paintings. ...

This paper reports the results of studying influence surfactants (SAS) on wetting titanium dioxide in alkyd paint and varnish materials (PVM), based pentaphthalic (PPh) alkyd-urethane (AU) film-forming substances. Edge angle (?°) adhesion work (Wa) were used as criteria for assessing wettability dioxide. Three additives SAS: original product AS-1, obtained from waste oil refining (with low cost...