The present disclosure provides a barrier-coating structure that includes a polymer-matrix composite having a first surface and a second surface. The barrier-coating structure includes a flexible layer having a first surface and a second surface and a sol-gel layer having a first surface and a second surface. The first surface of the flexible layer contacts the second surface of the flexible layer. The barrier-coating structure includes a barrier layer having a first surface and a second surface. The sol-gel and/or the barrier layer may comprise one or more reactive substituents. The first surface of the barrier layer may be a laser-ablated surface.

The present disclosure is directed to structural supercapacitors and electrodes for structural supercapacitors having high energy storage and high mechanical characteristics and methods of making the structural supercapacitors and electrodes. The structural supercapacitors can include a solid electrolyte and carbon fiber electrodes comprising carbon nanotubes, surface functionalized redox-active moieties, and/or a conducting polymer.

The present disclosure is directed to structural supercapacitors and electrodes for structural supercapacitors having high energy storage and high mechanical characteristics and methods of making the structural supercapacitors and electrodes. The structural supercapacitors can include a solid electrolyte and carbon fiber electrodes comprising carbon nanotubes, surface functionalized redox-active moieties, and/or a conducting polymer.

The present invention provides a method for forming a multilayer coating film including an intermediate coating film formation step of applying an aqueous intermediate coating composition to an object to be coated to form an uncured intermediate coating film; a base coating film formation step of applying an aqueous base coating composition onto the resulting uncured intermediate coating film to form an uncured base coating film; and a curing step of curing the resulting uncured intermediate coating film and the base coating film by heating.

The present invention provides a method for forming a multilayer coating film including an intermediate coating film formation step of applying an aqueous intermediate coating composition to an object to be coated to form an uncured intermediate coating film; a base coating film formation step of applying an aqueous base coating composition onto the resulting uncured intermediate coating film to form an uncured base coating film; and a curing step of curing the resulting uncured intermediate coating film and the base coating film by heating.

A protective, sacrificial, water-reversible, coating composition for the protection of substrates comprised of water, a volatile base, a film-forming acrylic polymer in a water dispersion form, a compatabilizing polymer, specifically poly (2-ethyl-2-oxazoline), a poly acidic polymer (pH specific in terms of its solubility), wherein said coating is both water applied and water reversible or re-soluble under specific pH conditions.

Compositions and methods that generally relates to treating a substrate and for improving adhesion of an image to a treated substrate and more particularly relates to systems and methods utilizing a combination of a poly tertiary amide, colloidal silica, and optionally a polymeric binder, for treating a substrate and for improving adhesion of an electrographic image to a treated substrate.

Compositions and methods that generally relates to treating a substrate and for improving adhesion of an image to a treated substrate and more particularly relates to systems and methods utilizing a combination of a poly tertiary amide, colloidal silica, and optionally a polymeric binder, for treating a substrate and for improving adhesion of an electrographic image to a treated substrate.

The present disclosure is directed to structural supercapacitors and electrodes for structural supercapacitors having high energy storage and high mechanical characteristics and methods of making the structural supercapacitors and electrodes. The structural supercapacitors can include a solid electrolyte and carbon fiber electrodes comprising carbon nanotubes, surface functionalized redox-active moieties, and/or a conducting polymer.

The present disclosure is directed to structural supercapacitors and electrodes for structural supercapacitors having high energy storage and high mechanical characteristics and methods of making the structural supercapacitors and electrodes. The structural supercapacitors can include a solid electrolyte and carbon fiber electrodes comprising carbon nanotubes, surface functionalized redox-active moieties, and/or a conducting polymer.