The present invention provides a laminate excellent in abrasion resistance, high in hardness, and excellent in adhesion between a substrate and a primer layer and adhesion between an intermediate layer and a top coat layer. The laminate includes: a substrate; a primer layer disposed on the substrate, the primer layer containing inorganic particles (a1) having an average particle size of 3 μm or greater and a heat-resistant resin (a2), but not containing a fluororesin; an intermediate layer disposed on the primer layer and containing a fluororesin (b1) and a heat-resistant resin (b2); and a top coat layer disposed on the intermediate layer and containing a fluororesin (c1).

The present invention provides a drug-loaded tissue adhesive film, comprising alternately superposed cationic layers and anionic layers, at least one of the cationic layers and the anionic layers being a drug layer, or at least one of the cationic layers and the anionic layers containing a drug with charges. The provided drug-loaded tissue adhesive film has good tissue adhesiveness, biocompatibility, degradable absorption, and stability, and the physical and chemical properties of the drug-loaded tissue adhesive film can be adjusted by adjusting material compositions.

Methods and processes for depositing a fire resistant barrier on a construction material involve coating exposed webbing of, for instance, an I-joist with a fire-resistant material using a wetting layer and a thickening layer. A time period between depositing the wetting layer and thickening layer is controlled to facilitate complete wetting of the exposed webbing. Filler such as fiberglass may be included in the thickening layer. The wetting and thickening layers may be deposited on the webbing in the same application. The construction material, such as the I-joist, may then be subjected to a curing treatment and additional curing period followed by coating the second side using a similar methodology.

Disclosed herein are articles having an edge that is partially, or entirely sealed with one or more coatings including a polymeric material. The article may include a coating selected so that one surface (e.g., a face surface) has a desired property (e.g., an appearance, such as a chrome appearance), and a second surface (e.g., a different face surface, or an edge surface) is covered with a different material, where the different coatings provide protection to at least the edge surface. Also disclosed are coating materials including a tracer component. Also disclosed are methods for coating a substrate. Also disclosed are methods for confirming the presence of a coating, particularly on an edge surface.

A method of providing fire protection and vapor transmission resistance to a polyurethane foam insulation material, by: spraying an open cell polyurethane foam insulation onto a building structure; applying an intumescent paint onto the open cell polyurethane foam insulation; and then applying a vapor retarder paint over the intumescent paint. The vapor retarder paint may be a latex or styrene-butadiene rubber based paint, and the intumescent paint may be made of a water based acrylic or vinyl acetate copolymer and may have chemical additives that react to heat by swelling to generate a heat-insulating char layer that slows or prevents flame propagation.

The invention includes a method for preparing and top coating an item made of powder coated MDF (or other substrate containing wood) with the end result of improved visual and tactile smoothness; the invention includes the steps of cutting and machining the part, pre-powder preparation and sanding of the part, powder coating the part, post-powder preparation and sanding, and applying the liquid top coat to the part, resulting in a smoother finish than is currently available in any other powder coated MDF finish while requiring less coats than similar liquid paint finishes.

The embodiments herein relate to a non-aqueous liquid foul release coating composition and process for controlling aqueous biofouling on man-made objects, including a curable resin system (A) comprising i) a curable polymer free of fluorine atoms and having a backbone selected from a polyurethane, a polyether, a polyester, a polycarbonate or a hybrid of two or more thereof, and having at least one terminal or pendant alkoxysilyl group and ii) optionally a curing agent and/or a catalyst; and (B) a marine biocide and/or a non-curable, non-volatile compound is selected from the group consisting of fluorinated polymers, sterols and sterol derivatives, and hydrophilic-modified polysiloxane oils, wherein the coating composition is essentially free of a curable polysiloxane, and wherein the coating composition is essentially free of non-curable polysiloxanes other than non-curable hydrophilic-modified polysiloxane oils.

An abrasion resistant coating is disclosed. The coating includes diamond particles and may be used in one or more coating layers of a coating stack for a wood substrate. Wood substrates include hardwood and engineered hardwood flooring.

A rational design and fabrication of ZnO/Al.sub.2O.sub.3 core-shell nanowire architectures with tunable geometries (length, spacing, branching) and surface chemistry is provided. The fabricated nanowires significantly delay or even prevent marine biofouling. In some embodiments, hydrophilic nanowires can reduce the fouling coverage by up to approximately 60% after 20 days compared to planar control surfaces. The mechanism of the fouling reduction is mainly due to two geometric effects: reduced effective settlement area and mechanical cell penetration. Further, superhydrophobic nanowires can completely prevent marine algal fouling for up to 22 days. Additionally, the developed nanowire surfaces are transparent across the visible spectrum, making them applicable to windows and oceanographic sensors.

A reduced-pressure canister includes a canister body having a fluid reservoir, an inlet for receiving fluids from a patient, and an integral hydrophobic filter formed within a side or top portion of the canister body. The integral hydrophobic filter has a plurality of pores in the canister body that are covered by a hydrophobic coating. Other canisters, methods, and systems are also presented.