The present invention relates to a coating tape and a method of manufacturing the same. More particularly, the present invention relates to a coating tape in which an inorganic layer formed on one surface or both surfaces of an electrode is formed in the form of an adhesive tape so as to be attached to a battery, and a method of manufacturing the same.

The current invention relates to a novel water-soluble, biodegradable, non-toxic, composition, and methods thereof, for reducing indoor and outdoor pollution of ambient air that is in proximity to a surface coated with the disclosed composition. The disclosed particle-binding composition comprises di- and trivalent alcohols, at least one thickener, at least one short chain triglyceride, and optionally, at least one additive.

The current invention relates to a novel water-soluble, biodegradable, non-toxic, composition, and methods thereof, for reducing indoor and outdoor pollution of ambient air that is in proximity to a surface coated with the disclosed composition. The disclosed particle-binding composition comprises di- and trivalent alcohols, at least one thickener, at least one short chain triglyceride, and optionally, at least one additive.

The present invention relates to a method for producing a layered body comprising at least two layers containing a noble metal in metallic form, which differ from one another in electrical conductivity, porosity, density and/or specific surface unit. The present invention also relates to a layered body obtainable by this method, an electronic component, preferably an electrode, comprising a conductive layer containing a layered body according to the invention, the use of a compound comprising a complex selected from the group consisting of the complexes (COD)Pt[O(CO)CH(C.sub.2H.sub.5)C.sub.4H.sub.9].sub.2, (COD)Pt[O(CO)C(CH.sub.3).sub.2C.sub.6H.sub.13].sub.2 and a mixture thereof, for producing a layer containing platinum in metallic form with a defined density, the use of a compound comprising a complex selected from the group consisting of the complexes (COD)Pt[O(CO)CH(C.sub.2H.sub.5)C.sub.4H.sub.9].sub.2, (COD)Pt[O(CO)C(CH.sub.3).sub.2C.sub.6H.sub.13].sub.2 and a mixture thereof for producing a layer containing platinum in metallic form having a defined specific surface.

The present invention relates to a method for producing a layered body comprising at least two layers containing a noble metal in metallic form, which differ from one another in electrical conductivity, porosity, density and/or specific surface unit. The present invention also relates to a layered body obtainable by this method, an electronic component, preferably an electrode, comprising a conductive layer containing a layered body according to the invention, the use of a compound comprising a complex selected from the group consisting of the complexes (COD)Pt[O(CO)CH(C.sub.2H.sub.5)C.sub.4H.sub.9].sub.2, (COD)Pt[O(CO)C(CH.sub.3).sub.2C.sub.6H.sub.13].sub.2 and a mixture thereof, for producing a layer containing platinum in metallic form with a defined density, the use of a compound comprising a complex selected from the group consisting of the complexes (COD)Pt[O(CO)CH(C.sub.2H.sub.5)C.sub.4H.sub.9].sub.2, (COD)Pt[O(CO)C(CH.sub.3).sub.2C.sub.6H.sub.13].sub.2 and a mixture thereof for producing a layer containing platinum in metallic form having a defined specific surface.

Bioinspired chemical additives, coating, and chemical solution useful for enhancing the strength of self-healing hydraulic-cement concrete, comprising of micro/nano/textured dual phobic dot domains, hydrogel polymer, water, mineral oil, and surfactants assembled into micelle emulsion, mixed with cement, water, sand, and aggregates by weight percentage at a mix ratio of from 0.00001/99.9999 to 10.0/90, of which the ratio of water to cement from 0.10 to 0.80 (W/C), the volume fraction of cement for total volume of concrete from 5 to 50%, sand 40% to 90%, and aggregate 40% to 90%, a replacement of cement with cementitious materials from 0.01% to 75%, having an early age of compressive strength over more than 4000 (PSI) within 24 hour, ultimate compressive strength >7500 (PSI) after exposed over one year, gaining a self-healing efficiency over 80(%), contributed to dispersive, hydrogen, ionic chelating interactions, and activated with self-assembling thiol/disulfide plant-based protein fibril's crosslinking bonds.

Articles comprising a surface or porous substrate and having on said surface or porous substrate a coating comprising microfibrillated cellulose or nanocellulose, methods of applying a coating comprising microfibrillated cellulose or nanocellulose to a surface or porous substrate, compositions comprising microfibrillated cellulose or nanocellulose, and the use of such compositions in methods of preparing an antimicrobial surface coating, and improving filtration efficiency and preparing an antimicrobial surface and/or antiviral surface coating.

Articles comprising a surface or porous substrate and having on said surface or porous substrate a coating comprising microfibrillated cellulose or nanocellulose, methods of applying a coating comprising microfibrillated cellulose or nanocellulose to a surface or porous substrate, compositions comprising microfibrillated cellulose or nanocellulose, and the use of such compositions in methods of preparing an antimicrobial surface coating, and improving filtration efficiency and preparing an antimicrobial surface and/or antiviral surface coating.

A coating composition is provided for inhibiting growth of fungus and/or algae on a surface. The coating composition includes a dry film preservative and an antibacterial dry-film preservative comprising an immobilized isothiazolin-3-one derivative/zinc oxide complex. The amount of the antibacterial preservative comprising immobilized 1,2-isothiazolin-3-one derivative/zinc oxide complex and the dry film preservative contained in the coating composition is sufficient to inhibit or prevent the defacement of a surface exposed to the environment, when such defacement is due to growth of fungi or algae, or a combination of fungi and algae on a surface coated with said surface coating composition.

A mixture M of natural origin comprising an usnic acid and/or a salt thereof, preferably an usnic acid sodium salt, in the racemic or dextrorotatory D(+) form and an inclusion compound including (i) a D-usnic acid as an enantiomer, or a salt thereof, or mixtures thereof, of natural origin, and (ii) beta-cyclodextrins and related methods of their use as antibacterial, antibacterial proliferative, bacteriostatic, microbicidal, anti-mould, anti-yeast, antifungal or antimycotic agent, are described.