Abstract:Teak wood is widely used for the housing interior and decoration because of its beautiful grains appearance; however, it often suffers from surface damage especially in the tiling application. The remedy is to apply a protective layer such as polyurethane (PU). In this work, the sol-gel inorganic reinforced hard coating formulation based on silicon dioxide (SiO 2 ) nanoparticles (SNPs) and methyltrimethoxysilane (MTMS) was investigated as a protective layer for teak wood. The coating formulation was applied by… Show more
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