Superhydrophobic coatings with beeswax and carnauba wax
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- Опубліковано 18 вер 2024
- Researchers used used FDA-approved, edible materials (beeswax and carnauba wax) to fabricate superhydrophobic coatings which are nontoxic, even at high concentrations, and could be used in food containers with virtually no residue.
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Superhydrophobic Coatings with Edible Materials
Wei Wang, Karsten Lockwood, Lewis M. Boyd, Matthew D. Davidson, Sanli Movafaghi, Hamed Vahabi, Salman R. Khetani, and Arun K. Kota
Applied Materials and Interfaces DOI: 10.1021/acsami.6b06958
Is it only beeswax with carnauba?
I was a vet tech and we had this topical medicine that was very expensive and very sticky, when one bottle "ran out" and was to be thrown away I would put it upside down into one that I could fill up in about a month, which I could keep. This coating would save people a lot of money, why is it not implemented?
Do you know what is the ratio between carnauba wax and bees wax: acetone as a diluent and how to apply the superhydrophobic coating formula?
Is this applicable for car spray? To make good quality shine and protection on paint? Thanks
Acetone would be dangerous to apply to automotive paint. Might experiment with a different solvent. The traditional method for applying wax is to rub on a thin layer and buff the excess away. Carnauba is in a lot of commercial products.
Hi! Can you tell me more about the composition of the coating? Currently im working on my college final project about foodgrade coatings for food products. I hope you could help me :) thank you
You should try to contact the authors dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsami.6b06958
Sonicate beeswax or carnauba wax in acetone at 20mg/mL. Spray coat onto very clean surface.
@@ardenthebibliophile Excuse my ignorance does that mean that I have to use 20 ml of acetone in 1 liter of carnauba wax?
@@nelsongg347 20mg in 1 mL
Do you know what is the ratio between carnauba wax and bees wax: acetone as a diluent and how to apply the superhydrophobic coating formula?