Description

This edition of the Advanced Coating & Surface Technology Opportunity Engine highlights innovations related to self-healing coatings, optical coatings, bio-inspired coatings from a pigment found in peacock feathers, and marine adhesives. The issue also briefly showcases development of an anti-microbial specially designed for masks used for protection from SARS CoV-2.

The Advanced Coating & Surface Technology Opportunity Engine provides intelligence on technologies, products, processes, applications, and strategic insights on various coatings across industries. This encompasses protective and functional coatings such as antimicrobial coatings, food coatings, energy-saving coatings, smart glazing, hydrophilic, hydrophobic and super hydrophobic coatings, corrosion protection coatings, barrier coatings and paints.

The Chemicals and Advanced Materials cluster tracks research & innovation trends and developments across specialty chemicals, plastics, polymers, chemicals, bio-chemicals, metals, coatings, thin films, surface treatments, composites, alloys, oil and gas, fuel additives, fibers and several other related technologies and its impact and application across industries.

Keywords: Titanium dioxide, aluminum silicate, biomimetics, fano-resonance optical coatings