This edition of the Advanced Coating & Surface Technology Opportunity Engine profiles significant advancements in Advanced Coatings and Surface Technology for various enhanced industrial applications. The featured innovations include Tailored Fabrication of Antiviral Coatings and Surfaces Optimized for Cell Culture, Pectin-chitosan Nanocoating for Enhanced Dental Implant Integration, Automotive Paint Atomizer for Enhancing Efficiency and Sustainability, Highly Efficient Gallium Oxide Thin Films for Advancing Power Electronics, Marine Biodegradable Paper Coating with Boosted Strength and Barrier Properties, and Sustainable Nanoengineered Hydrophobic Coating for Diverse Industries. These developments promise enhanced performance, sustainability, and functionality across various industrial products and processes.



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: Antiviral Cell Coatings, Paint Atomizer, Gallium Oxide Semiconductors, Biodegradable Paper Coatings, and Nanocoatings