This article was originally published on MedicalDesign.com in May 2014. Applying a coating to a medical device or instrument can improve the device’s performance and reduce potential side effects. As ...

Making a new coating consists of 3 major steps: formulating the coating chemistry, setting up the process, and developing the application. Making a new coating is the combined effort of R&D, ...

Effective design of the tablet core and the coating process can help prevent film coating problems. Film coatings on pharmaceutical tablets provide a broad range of functionalities, and the coating ...

Low energy surface coatings have found wide range of applications for generating hydrophobic and superhydrophobic surfaces. Most of the studies have been related to use of a single coating material ...

Coatings are everywhere. A thin protective layer, often barely visible. They keep out moisture, sunlight and rust, helping ...

Abrasion coatings are an essential step in the process of manufacturing many components. Surface abrasion coatings provide window and high-gloss applications to increase scratch resistance, as well as ...

HARLEYSVILLE, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Colorcon Inc. announces an exciting process development for sugar coated pharmaceutical tablets with the launch of Opadry® SGR, Rapid Sugar Film Coating System.

Gold and platinum sputter coatings enhance SEM imaging of nanofibers by minimizing charging effects and preserving fine ...

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Since the first report in 1997, olivine LiFePO 4 (LFP) as an environmentally benign and a safer cathode material has been widely studied in the field of energy storage 1. Considerable efforts have ...

Scientists at Thailand’s Mahidol University have developed a new spray coating process which they say could be used in the production of stable multi-layered perovskite solar cells in a variety of ...