METHODS FOR MEASURING AND QUANTIFYING SURFACE CLEANABILITY OF ARTICLES

    公开(公告)号:US20230077611A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-16

    申请号:US17472188

    申请日:2021-09-10

    IPC分类号: A61L2/10 A61L2/26

    摘要: Disclosed are methods for quantifying the cleanability of a surface of an article, for instance an aircraft interior component. In embodiments, a solution containing an artificial “dirt” is introduced to a surface under test to simulate a sullied condition. The sullied surface is subjected to at least one cleaning process. Obtained reference and post-cleaning light measurements are compared to determine a measurement difference corresponding to a cleanability of the surface and/or effectiveness of the at least one cleaning process. In embodiments, the measurement difference is assigned a cleanability score for at least one of determining a passing or failing cleanability, modifying the cleaning process, indicating the need for a second or subsequent cleaning, modifying the barrier coating formulation, redesigning the article, etc. The disclosed methods provide solutions for objective verification measures of surface cleanability used to facilitate new article designs, materials, barrier coatings, cleaning processes, cleaners, etc.

    MULTIFUNCTIONAL HYDROPHOBIC SURFACE COATINGS FOR INTERIOR APPLICATIONS

    公开(公告)号:US20230041184A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-09

    申请号:US17395250

    申请日:2021-08-05

    摘要: Disclosed are multifunctional coating compositions for surface coating substrates, for instance interior surfaces in aircraft. In embodiments, the coating compositions include a binder system, such as a resin or solvent, including from 10 to 15% by volume of the coating composition, a hydrophobic polymer including from 40 to 80% by volume of the coating composition, and montmorillonite clay particles comprising from 0.1 to 5% by volume of the coating composition, the montmorillonite clay particles having a particle diameter from 1 to 25 microns. In some embodiments, the coating composition includes an antimicrobial agent. Also disclosed are methods for surface coating a substrate with a multifunctional coating composition.

    SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR QUANTIFYING AN EXPOSURE DOSE ON SURFACES

    公开(公告)号:US20230046956A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-16

    申请号:US17398262

    申请日:2021-08-10

    摘要: A method for quantifying an exposure dose for a surface is disclosed. The method may include emitting one or more beams of 222 nm light onto a portion of the surface using one or more far ultraviolet (UV) light sources capable of emitting 222 nm light, the portion of the surface being coated with one or more fluorescent coatings. The method may include capturing images of the portion of the surface. The method may include adjusting one or more image characteristics for the captured images using one or more filtering methods. The method may include generating a histogram of the adjusted images based on the one or more filtering methods. The method may include determining a pixel surface area for the generated histogram. The method may include calculating the exposure dose for the surface based on the generated pixel surface area and a predetermined calibration curve.