Stain resistant paints from smart hydrophobic surfaces

这个项目的商业机会是将通用的去污装饰涂料引入到大容量装饰涂料市场的高端。为了抓住这一商机，项目团队必须将UCL最近展示的新颖表面科学（Science 2015年3月6日）转化为商业上现实的材料（Omya），然后加工成理想的装饰涂料（AkzoNobel），以高价销售给最终用户（英国消费者）。阿克苏诺贝尔面临的问题是，即使是最耐用的装饰涂料也有被普通家用污渍（咖啡、红酒）染色的倾向，如果污渍不容易去除，这会导致客户不满;在某些情况下甚至需要重新装饰。该项目的预期产出将解决这一问题，因为它将提供通用的去污装饰涂料，在刺激染色过程时，所有污渍都会自动释放出来。该项目有五个创新方面a）使用具有成本效益的矿物提供超疏水表面，而不是基于昂贵的二氧化钛（TiO 2）的公开路线，B）在主流装饰涂料中应用和使用精确控制粒度的矿物的混合物实际上没有实践，因此这将是创新的。c）没有成本有效的装饰涂料可获得具有自脱落污垢和污渍的技术能力。d）这种创新背后的科学概念在某种程度上被应用于耐污织物。将防污织物的效果转移到装饰涂料中将是一种创新。e）以去污为营销重点的装饰涂料尚未进入英国（或欧盟27国）市场，因此这将是一种商业创新。鉴于目前客户对交付和维护家庭完美色彩的强烈需求（http：//www.letteryourproject.com/），该项目提出的技术将非常及时。

The business opportunity that this project addresses is the introduction of universal stain shedding decorative paints to thepremium end of the large volume decorative paint market. To address this business opportunity the project team musttranslate the novel surface science recently shown by UCL (Science 6 March 2015) into commercially realistic materials(Omya) for processing into desirable decorative paints (AkzoNobel) for sale to the end user (UK consumers) at a premium,but realistic, price. The problem faced by AkzoNobel is that even the most durable of decorative paints have a tendency tosuffer from staining from common household stains (coffee, red wine) which leads to customer dissatisfaction if the staincannot easily be removed; even requiring redecoration in the some cases. The intended output of the project will addressthis problem as it will deliver universal stain shedding decorative paints from which all stains are automatically released onthe stimulation of the staining processThere are five innovative aspects to this projecta) Delivery of the superhydrophobic surfaces using cost effective minerals, as opposed to the published route based onexpensive titanium dioxide (TiO2), will be innovative.b) The application and use of mixtures of accurately controlled particle size minerals in main stream decorative paints is notactually practiced and so this would be innovative.c) No cost effective decorative paints are available that have the technical ability to self-shed dirt and stains.d) The concept behind the science of this innovation is practised to some extent in stain resistant fabrics. There would beinnovation in transferring the effects in stain resistant fabrics to decorative paints.e) Decorative paints where stain shedding is the marketing focus have not been brought to the UK (or EU27) marketplaceso this would be a commercial innovation.Given the strong current customer needs for delivery and maintenance of perfect colour in the home(http://www.letscolourproject.com/) the proposed technology from this project would be extremely timely.