This edition of the Advanced Coating & Surface Technology Opportunity Engine profiles significant advancements in nanotechnology for various enhanced industrial applications. The featured innovations include Water Based Barrier Coatings for Recyclable Paper Packaging, Antimicrobial Coatings for Biomedical Devices, Coating Solutions for Precision Optics Manufacturing, Physical Vapor Deposition Coatings for Aircraft Components, Coating Technology for Extending the Lifespan of Implantable Biosensors, and Zwitterionic Polymer Coating for Preventing Blood Clots on Medical Devices. 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.