Artist Paints With Improved Durability

琼斯/密歇根州东部城市大学EEC-9903813本项目由“研究中心-小公司合作研发”计划支持。这项研究涉及NSF IUCRC在涂料方面与位于纽约新柏林的一家小公司Golden Artist Colors，Inc.的联合研究。该中心总部设在东密歇根大学，由该大学和北达科他州立大学联合运营。本项目的主要目标是开发有充分证据的丙烯酸聚合物，这些聚合物可以配制成比目前使用的涂料更耐用的艺术家涂料。相关目标是更好地了解聚合物结构和涂料配方如何影响艺术家涂料的长期耐久性，开发基于乳胶的涂料耐久性的分析和测试方案，并启动对有良好记录的基准涂料的长期测试。该项目将专注于由丙烯酸乳液聚合物制成的艺术家涂料，这是最大的细分市场。目前在这类涂料中使用的聚合物是专为其他更大规模的用途而设计的丙烯酸乳液，通常用于室外房屋涂料。与之前对艺术家颜料的研究不同，该项目将使用乳胶，其合成过程和成分都有很好的记录，为未来的研究奠定了基础。该项目将在金色和中心研究人员的密切协调下，分四到五个重叠阶段实施。这些阶段包括：(1)全丙烯酸乳液的合成、涂料配方以及使用常规测试方法与当代商用丙烯酸乳液的比较；(2)涂料分析和制定检测艺术家涂料早期变化的测试方案，将实验乳液与商业乳液进行比较；(3)优化基准乳液和艺术家涂料配方；(4)扩大和分配优化的乳液和涂料，用于长期测试；以及(5)如果时间允许，探索艺术家涂料的替代方法。该项目将通过扩大中心的研究能力和帮助招募成员而使其受益。它将通过提高产品质量和扩大市场而受益于Golden Artist Colors

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