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Coating makes scratches on cars disappear | Technology | Reuters

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Car inventions on 2009-03-13
- Scientists have developed a polyurethane coating that heals its own scratches when exposed to sunlight, offering the promise of scratch-free cars and other products, researchers said on Thursday
- "In essence, you create a scratch and that scratch will disappear upon exposure to the sun,"
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- - The self-healing coating uses chitosan, a substance found in the shells of crabs and shrimp. This is incorporated into traditional polymer materials, such as those used in coatings on cars to protect paint.
    
    When a scratch damages the chemical structure, the chitosan responds to ultraviolet light by forming chemical chains that begin bonding with other materials in the substance, eventually smoothing the scratch. The process can take less than an hour.
Cars For Sale: Car Details - AutoTrader.com

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on 2009-03-04
F.S - 2008 M3, apline white with M DCT- 3100 miles - M3 Forum 2008 BMW M3 2007 BMW M3 BMW E90 M3 E92

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on 2009-03-03
- F.S - 2008 M3, apline white with M DCT- 3100 miles
eBay Motors: BMW : 5-Series (item 250381166305 end time Mar-20-09 22:13:36 PDT)

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on 2009-03-02
eBay Motors: BMW : 3-Series (item 190289213415 end time Mar-02-09 15:24:36 PST)

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on 2009-03-02
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