Patent ID: 11905389
Assignee: TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY—SAN MARCOS
Field: Macromolecular chemistry, polymers (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC C  B  D | IPC B  C  D

Claim 9:
10. A method of coating an article comprising:
forming a coating composition by mixing a water-soluble polymer and a smectite clay; wherein the water-soluble polymer is polyvinyl alcohol with degree of hydrolyzation between 78.5% and 81.5%; and
forming a coating layer on the article by the method of:
applying the coating composition to the article; and
drying the coating composition to allow the coating composition to self-assemble and form an intercalated barrier coating on the article, wherein the intercalated barrier coating comprises multiple intercalated layers of the water-soluble polymer and the smectite clay.