Self-Healing UV-Curable Acrylate Coatings for Wood Finishing System, Part 2: Impact of Monomer Structure and Self-Healing Parameters on Self-Healing Efficiency

• Published in: Coatings (Basel) Vol. 11; no. 11; p. 1328
• Main Authors: Paquet, Chloé, Brown, Stephen, Klemberg-Sapieha, Jolanta E., Morin, Jean-François, Landry, Véronic
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.11.2021
• Subjects: Abrasion resistant coatings; Blood vessels; Chain mobility; Chemical bonds; Crosslinking; Damage; Density; Efficiency; Flooring; Gloss; Hydrogels; Hydrogen bonds; Impact analysis; Indentation; Mechanical properties; Monomers; Multilayers; Parameters; Polymers; Protective coatings; Scratch resistance; Sealing compounds; Self healing materials; Service life; Steric hindrance; Ultraviolet radiation; Wood products

Wood is increasingly used in construction for the benefits it brings to occupants and for its ecological aspect. Indoor wood products are frequently subject to mechanical aggressions, their abrasion and scratch resistance thus need to be improved. The coating system ensures the wood surface protecti...