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A new work describes a UV-responsive single-microcapsule self-healing material with enhanced UV-shielding SiO2/ZnO hybrid shell for potential application in space coatings.

• coating research

Academics at Northumbria University, Newcastle, are working to create a superhydrophobic – low friction – coating that enables surfaces to be functionalised in a way that destroys viruses whilst maintaining robust and easy-to-clean properties.

• coating covid-19

In 2020, oncology will still be the disease area that "sucks the most money". According to the product sales data disclosed by various pharmaceutical companies, the global oncology drug market in 2020 will exceed 150 billion U.S. dollars

• oncology drug

Although affected by the seasonal off-season since January, the terminal demand for ethylene glycol has tended to weaken, but the operating rate of polyester and weaving before the holiday is still higher than the same period in previous years.

• ethylene glycol

The Lubrizol Corporation’s Specialty Polymers Asia-Pacific Headquarters announced that it will increase the sales price of its thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) product line from March 1, 2021

• TPU

In January, the China Institute for Food and Drug Control issued a "Notice on Soliciting Opinions on the Catalogue of Prohibited Cosmetics."

• cosmetics
• plant extract
• fragrances

Cyclosporine A (cyclosporine, CsA) inhibits IL-2 mediated T cell proliferation and helper immune T cell activity, and is used to prevent rejection and graft versus host disease after transplantation

• Grape seed
• proanthocyanidin extract
• CsA nephropathy

According to data from the Baltic Freight Index (FBX), the Asia-Northern Europe Index rose 3.6% from the previous week to $8,455 per FEU, a 145% increase since the beginning of December last year

• port block
• freight soar

After experiencing the soaring price at the end of last year, the domestic acrylonitrile market has fluctuated slightly since the beginning of 2021.

• Acrylonitrile industry
• capacity expansion

After the Spring Festival, the domestic market price of phthalic anhydride rose sharply. As of the 22nd, the price of phthalic anhydride was 7250 CNY/ton, a single-day increase of 17.41%.

• Phthalic Anhydride
• Price

When the train of time slowly entered the lunar calendar in 2021, polypropylene with an average value of nearly 9,000 CNY/ton was sitting there, looking at it affectionately

• polypropylene upward

Chemours announced that in the fourth quarter of 2020, the company will divide its original fluorine-containing products division into two new reportable divisions.

• Titanium Dioxide
• Chemours

β-lactam antibiotics are the most commonly used antibacterial drugs in clinical practice. Soon after Fleming reported the antibacterial effect of penicillin in 1929, antibacterial drugs began the antibiotic era.

• β-lactam antibacterial
• drugs

Years ago, the styrene market continued to trend strongly, external resources were tight and the price was high, the accumulation of terminals at the terminal was less than expected

• Styrene

After the holiday, the domestic market price of diammonium "opened higher and moved higher", and the situation was gratifying. During the Spring Festival, due to limited transportation in various places

• Diammonium
• price soared

Recently, Meinnet.com has sorted out the sales of domestically produced Class 1 innovative drugs in China's public medical institutions and Chinese urban physical pharmacies from 2018 to 2020

• blockbuster drug

In February, major fragrance companies around the world released a number of new products on Perfumer & Flavorist

• flavor fragrance

According to Trade Arabia news on February 21: Industry experts said that the polar storm in the United States has caused the closure of 90% of the US polypropylene production capacity and 67% of the ethylene production capacity

• global chemical price

On the 19th), the commodity futures market opened in a large area, with styrene rising among the top. The main contracts of styrene futures rose more than 4%

• chemical materials
• plastic materials
• pice soar

Recently, according to Bio Valley reports, a study published in Lancet Healthy Longev recently showed that metformin can significantly reduce COVID-19 mortality in type 2 diabetic or obese women.

• diabetic
• obese
• Metformin