Abstract: Described herein is a process for producing a structured article (A1M1) in which a material (M1) including at least one micro- and/or nanostructured surface (SU1) containing a plurality of micro-scale and/or nano-scale surface elements is covered with an at least partially cured coating layer (C2) to provide a composite (M1C2), said composite (M1C2) is attached to an object (A1) and the coating layer (C2) is at least partially peeled off to provide the structured article (A1M1). Also described herein is a composite (M1C2) in which the surface elements of the material (M1) are covered by a protective coating layer (C2).

Abstract: Described herein is a process for preparing a molded article including at least one structured surface, said process including applying a composition, preferably a foam material, into a mold having at least one structured inner surface and curing said composition to provide the molded structured article. The inner surfaces of the mold can be coated with a coating composition to obtain molded structured articles further including a flexible and durable coating layer. The present invention also relates to a structured molded article, preferably a shoe sole, which is obtained by the process.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method for transferring an embossed structure to at least a part of a surface of a coating composition (C2a) using a composite (S1C1) including a substrate (S1) and an at least partially embossed and at least partially cured coating (C1) upon following steps (1), (2-i) and (3-i) or (2-ii) and (3-ii), and also at least step (4) and optionally step (5-i) or (5-ii), where the coating composition (C1a) is a radiation-curable coating composition of defined constitution and the composite (S1C1) is used as embossing mold (e2) of an embossing tool (E2).

Abstract: Described herein is a process for producing a structured article (A1M1) in which a material (M1) including at least one micro- and/or nanostructured surface (SU1) containing a plurality of micro-scale and/or nano-scale surface elements is covered with an at least partially cured coating layer (C2) to provide a composite (M1C2), said composite (M1C2) is attached to an object (A1) and the coating layer (C2) is at least partially peeled off to provide the structured article (A1M1). Also described herein is a composite (M1C2) in which the surface elements of the material (M1) are covered by a protective coating layer (C2).