Methods of coating a substrate are disclosed. The methods comprise applying shear force to a coating composition either before or during application of the coating composition to the substrate. The coating composition comprises a water-borne or solvent-borne film-forming resin and a catalyst associated with a carrier, wherein at least some of the catalyst can be released from the carrier upon application of the shear force. Also provided are coated articles prepared by the methods.

Methods of coating a substrate are disclosed. The methods comprise applying shear force to a coating composition either before or during application of the coating composition to the substrate. The coating composition comprises a water-borne or solvent-borne film-forming resin and a catalyst associated with a carrier, wherein at least some of the catalyst can be released from the carrier upon application of the shear force. Also provided are coated articles prepared by the methods.

The invention provides protein adhesives and methods of making and using such adhesives. One type of protein adhesive described herein contains lignin and ground plant meal or an isolated polypeptide composition obtained from plant biomass. Other types of protein adhesives described herein contain a plant protein composition and either a hydroxyaromatic/aldehyde, urea/aldehyde, or amine/aldehyde component.

This invention provides emulsions and adhesives comprising proteins that can be isolated from a variety of sources including renewable plant biomass, and methods of making and using such emulsions and adhesives.

The present invention relates to peptides, in particular dodecapeptide-containing coating agents, adhesion promoters or adhesives for oxidic surfaces, a multilayer composite or a coated substrate, containing compounds which are formed entirely or in part of dodecapeptides as adhesion promoters between at least two adjacent layers of the composite or between the coating and the substrate, and to dodecapeptides that can be used as coating agents, adhesion promoters or adhesives for oxidic surfaces.

Apparatus includes a mask having an aperture corresponding to the desired shaped film product, a mask support arranged and configured to support the mask, and a system for delivering a plurality of film-forming compositions to the mask aperture. The system includes a plurality of film-forming composition reservoirs in fluid communication with at least one pump to deliver the film-forming compositions to the mask aperture; a pump controller to control the flow of the film-forming compositions, and a multistream nozzle arranged and configured to receive the film-forming compositions and to deliver them to the mask aperture.

This invention provides emulsions and adhesives comprising proteins that can be isolated from a variety of sources including renewable plant biomass, and methods of making and using such emulsions and adhesives.

A process includes placing a mask over a substrate; delivering liquid film-forming compositions through the mask to the substrate; removing the mask to leave a multilayered raw shape on the substrate; and curing the multilayered raw shape to form the multilayered shaped film product disposed on the substrate. The mask has a delivery surface, an opposite surface and at least one aperture having a design corresponding to the desired shaped film product. The film-forming compositions are delivered through a multistream nozzle. The movement of the mask and the delivery of the first and second liquid film-forming compositions to the mask aperture are controlled to provide a volumetric flow rate of the first and second liquid film-forming compositions to the mask aperture corresponding to the volume of a void. The nozzle is in contact with the delivery surface of the mask.

Apparatus includes a mask having an aperture corresponding to the desired shaped film product, a mask support arranged and configured to support the mask, and a system for delivering a plurality of film-forming compositions to the mask aperture. The system includes a plurality of film-forming composition reservoirs in fluid communication with at least one pump to deliver the film-forming compositions to the mask aperture; a pump controller to control the flow of the film-forming compositions, and a multistream nozzle arranged and configured to receive the film-forming compositions and to deliver them to the mask aperture.

A method for passivating a biomaterial surface includes modifying proteinaceous material disposed at the biomaterial surface. The passivation may be effectuated by exposing the biomaterial surface to therapeutic electrical energy in the presence of blood or plasma.