Research Overview

This edition of the Advanced Coating & Surface Technology Opportunity Engine highlights innovations related to anti-microbial coatings, metamaterial-based coatings, and adhesives. The issue showcases a cost-effective anti-microbial technology for heavy public traffic areas, an anti-microbial coating for reducing risk of COVID-19 infection, and a technology for enhancing corrosion resistance of water-based coatings. The TOE also covers adhesives for LED lighting, tile fixing, and food applications.

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.