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Adhesion of waterborne paints to wood

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Using a modified torque technique, statistically significant differences in adhesion values were detected for waterborne model paints on wood as a function of moisture content, waterborne preservative, and after fungal inoculation. Change in a paint constituent sometimes resulted in a significant change in the adhesion value. The adhesion values of the alkyd emulsion paints tested decreased after inoculation with a blue stain fungus. On the contrary, the adhesion values of the acrylic dispersion paints tested became significantly higher after inoculation.

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Bardage, S.L., Bjurman, J. Adhesion of waterborne paints to wood. Journal of Coatings Technology 70, 39–47 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02697810

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