n A method of coating a substrate in which the substrate, in the form of a continuous moving web, is coated with a plastic whose thickness is controlled by an adjustable knife or bar set at a suitable angle to the substrate. Spread Coating and Air-Knife Coating.
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Gooch, J.W. (2011). Knife Coating. In: Gooch, J.W. (eds) Encyclopedic Dictionary of Polymers. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-6247-8_6683
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