This edition of the Advanced Coating & Surface Technology Opportunity Engine highlights technology developments related to innovations in nanosheets, atomic vapor deposition, sustainable paints, and additives. Innovations related to sustainable paints and additives which are water based, spatial atomic vapor deposition and its benefits, edible thin films for fruit and vegetable packaging, antimicrobial coatings, and nanosheet production are featured in the issue.



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: spatial atomic vapor deposition, sapd, self-assembling nanosheets, metal-organic frameworks, saturated fatty acids, Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)