BergaCare SmartLipids: commercial lipophilic active concentrates for improved performance of dermal products

• Florence Olechowski,
• Rainer H. Müller and
• Sung Min Pyo

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 2152–2162, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.208

• , which are also exhibited by the SmartLipids, are reviewed. These include the restauration of the protective lipid skin barrier (anti-pollution effect), penetration enhancement by occlusion (invisible patch effect) and the option to control the release of active agents for optimized biological effect and

• agents, e.g., retinol as a classical example; restoration of the natural skin barrier (recently in focus in the framework of “anti-pollution” strategies); penetration enhancement and increased bioavailability allowing for a reduced application frequency, enabling the use of active agents that could not

• . Restauration of the natural skin barrier and anti-pollution effect Due to unhealthy skin conditions or general stress by environmental factors, the natural skin barrier (lipid film on the stratum corneum) can be damaged, i.e., thinned or even partially lost (bare patches). This has negative effects on the

Development of an anti-pollution coating process technology for the application of an on-site PV module

• Sejin Jung,
• Wonseok Choi,
• Jung Hyun Kim and
• Jang Myoun Ko

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2019, 10, 332–336, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.32

• angle, anti-pollution characteristics, adhesion and hardness of the functional coating films after using different annealing treatment times and methods were measured, and it was confirmed that these characteristics varied depending on the annealing treatment times and methods. Through this, it was

• possible to optimize the process conditions that provide excellent anti-pollution characteristics and could be easily utilized at on-site PV modules. Keywords: annealing; anti-pollution; functional film; gas torch; PV module; Introduction The worldwide consumption of fossil fuels has caused global

• pollution of PV modules [3][4]. The PV module surface coating materials that are currently under research must have anti-pollution functions and must endure severe temperature differences, and harsh physical (e.g., external shock) and chemical environments (e.g., animal excrement). They must also have a