Abstract: Provided are material testing devices and methods for measuring certain physical properties of materials, such as for example, drying, curing, film formation, friction, adhesion, print resistance, and scratch resistance. The testing device includes a platform, a stylus comprising a probe, an angle sensor, a linear position sensor, a control system with a power supply and a control center which may be programmed with testing parameters.

Abstract: Provided is an apparatus and technique for monitoring the drying, cure, film formation, and viscoelastic properties of liquids, solidifiable liquid films, and the insitu measurement of viscoelastic properties of solidified films.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of preparing aqueous emulsions of resins and additives, to provide coating compositions and additives which maintain solvent-like application and performance properties yet have reduced volatile organic content. The compositions and additives contain an organic phase, an aqueous phase, and an emulsifier. The emulsifier is preferably a polyolefin aminoester, a substituted alkanolamine, or a mixture thereof, a polyalkylene glycol ether, or an orange oil emulsifier. The compositions of the invention are particularly useful as coatings and coating additives that are applied to substrates, such as wood and plastics.

Abstract: Aqueous dispersions containing hydrophobic materials that are useful as reduced volatile organic content may be utilized as a coating, a stain, a resin, a polymer, or an additive. Specifically, the aqueous dispersion may contain one or more of a carboxyalkyl cellulose ester, such as carboxymethyl cellulose acetate butyrate, a fluorosurfactant, such as a polyoxetane fluorosurfactant or a fluoroaliphatic polymeric ester based surfactant, a water dispersible resin, and optionally, a C-11 ketone and/or surfactant.