Kenneth N. Edwards Western Coatings Technology Center

Advancing Polymers and Coatings Science

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Research

Research areas include:

  • Active surface coatings for biological activation
  • ASTM VOC test method development
  • Bacterial Cellulose Composites
  • Chemical recycling of plastic waste
  • Chromate-free corrosion inhibitor development
  • Colloidal Covalent Organic Frameworks
  • Colorant effects on architectural coating rheology
  •  Computational methods for formulation design and optimization
  • Effects of functional nanoparticles on coating performance
  • Functional coatings for food packaging
  • Graphene-based anticorrosion coatings
  • Multifunctional polymer binders for batteries
  • Polymer membranes for wastewater treatment
  • Polymer-carbon nanotube composites and nano-hybrid organic-inorganic composites
  • Rheology of waterborne coatings
  • Service life prediction of architectural and industrial coatings systems
  • Solar reflective wall coatings
  • Structural Color Pigments

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