High performance UV-cured coatings for wood protection

UV-curable systems based on the copolymerisation of a typical acrylic resin with a low amount of a fluorinated monomer (<1%, w/w) were used for the protection of wood panels. In the presence of the additives, the bulk properties and the adhesion of the acrylic films were unchanged, while a strong modification of the surface was obtained. The quality aspects and the chemical resistance of the coatings applied to the wood panels were also enhanced. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.