Artist Paints With Improved Durability

琼斯/城市-东密歇根大学。EEC-9903813该项目得到了“研究中心-小公司合作研发”倡议的支持。“这项研究涉及美国国家科学基金会涂料研究所和金色艺术家色彩公司之间的联合研究，位于纽约州新柏林的一家小公司。 该中心总部设在东密歇根大学，由该大学和北达科他州州立大学共同运营。 本项目的主要目标是开发有据可查的丙烯酸聚合物，这些聚合物可以配制成比目前使用的更耐久的艺术涂料。 相关的目标是更好地了解聚合物结构和涂料配方如何影响艺术涂料的长期耐久性，制定乳胶涂料耐久性的分析和测试协议，并启动对有据可查的基准涂料的长期测试。 该项目将专注于由丙烯酸乳胶聚合物制成的艺术家涂料，这是最大的细分市场。 目前用于此类涂料的聚合物是丙烯酸乳胶，其被设计用于其他更大规模的用途，通常用于外部房屋涂料。 与以往的艺术家颜料研究不同，该项目将使用合成过程和成分有据可查的乳胶，为未来的研究奠定基础。 该项目将在Golden和中心研究人员的密切协调下，分四个或五个重叠的阶段进行。 这些阶段是（1）合成全丙烯酸乳胶，配制涂料，并使用常规测试方法与当代商业丙烯酸乳胶进行比较，（2）分析涂料并开发用于检测艺术家涂料的早期变化的测试方案，将实验乳胶与商业乳胶进行比较，（3）优化艺术家涂料的基准乳胶和配方，（4）扩大和分配用于长期测试的优化乳胶和涂料，以及（5）如果时间允许，探索艺术家涂料的替代方法。 该项目将通过扩大其研究能力和帮助招募成员而使中心受益。 这将有利于提高产品质量和扩大市场

Jones/Urban - Eastern Michigan U. EEC-9903813This project is supported under the initiative on "Research Centers - Small Firms Collaborative R&D." The study concerns joint research between the NSF IUCRC in Coatings and Golden Artist Colors, Inc., a small firm located in New Berlin, NY. The Center, headquartered at Eastern Michigan University, is operated jointly by the University and North Dakota State University. The primary objective of the present project is to develop well-documented acrylic polymers that can be formulated into artist paints with better durability than those in use today. Associated objectives are to better understand how polymer structure and paint formulation affect long-term durability of artist paints, to develop analytical and test protocols for latex-based paint durability, and to initiate long-term testing of well-documented benchmark paints. The project will focus on artist paints made from acrylic latex polymers, the largest market segment. The polymers currently used in such paints are acrylic latexes that were designed for other, larger-scale uses, typically for exterior house paints. Unlike previous studies of artist paints, this project will use latexes whose synthesis procedures and compositions are well documented, laying a foundation for future research. The project will be effected in four or five overlapping stages with close coordination among Golden and Center researchers. The stages are (1) synthesis of all-acrylic latexes, formulation of paints, and comparison with contemporary commercial acrylic latexes using conventional test methods, (2) analysis of paints and development of test protocols for detecting early change in artist paints, comparing experimental latexes with commercial latexes, (3) optimization of benchmark latexes and formulations for artist paints, (4) scale-up and distribution of an optimized latex and paints for long-term testing, and (5), if time permits, exploration of alternative approaches to artist paints. The project will benefit the Center by expanding its research capacity and aiding member recruitment. It will benefit Golden Artist Colors by improving product quality and enlarging its markets