Abstract:
A coated article includes a substrate and a coating covering at least a portion of the substrate. The coating includes a binder having a glass transition temperature in the range of -110°C to -40°C. The coating also includes a set of microcapsules having sizes in the range of 1 micron to 15 microns, and at least one of the set of microcapsules is chemically bonded to either of, or both, the substrate and the binder.
Abstract:
An article having reversible thermal regulation properties comprises a substrate and a functional polymeric phase change material having a heat carrying capacity. The article is further characterized by a chemical function having moisture adsorbing properties that increase the heat carrying capacity.