Coatings update: review articles on related technology—Part I Available to Purchase

Where does the coatings industry look for technology which borders on its own and from which it might derive useful leads and ideas? The coatings industry basically depends on the formation of films. Basic to the idea of coatings is the concept that there must be a film and that this film must derive from the vehicle in the coating. To be sure, the film does not represent the entire coating, but it is the sine qua non; and without a film the coating will neither decorate nor protect. There are a host of other technologies that depend on film formation. When the word ‘film’ is mentioned, adhesives and printing inks come to mind, for these technologies also could not exist without the all‐important phenomenon of film formation.