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Treating frequently touched surfaces with antimicrobial, antifungal and antiviral coatings could help reduce the spread of infectious diseases in busy environments.
Antimicrobial coatings
Alongside COVID-19, we face a continual challenge from other serious transmittable diseases, including influenza, hospital superbugs such as MRSA and Candida albicans, and stomach infections.
Learn moreWhy nanomaterials?
Nanomaterials are any kind of material that is structured at the scale between 1 and 100 nanometers, in at least one of their dimensions. They are much smaller than can be seen with the naked eye, but larger than individual molecules.
Learn moreSustainability
We consider substitute materials for coatings that do not come from fossil fuels, are biodegradable and safer for the environment. Bio-based materials obtained from sustainable sources can contribute to all these goals.
Learn moreThe Triple-A-COAT consortium involves 13 partners. The project is supported by €5.4 m of EU, UK and Swiss funding.
21 Mar
Triple-A-COAT meeting and 6 month update
The Triple-A-COAT consortium held its 2nd meeting in Kortrijk, Belgium, home of the KU Leuven Sustainable Materials Laboratory, in the first week of March 2023. Over 20 project team members gathered over 2 days to discuss the progress so far. So far, the project has been running for 6 months. In Kortrijk, Triple-A-COAT partners shared results of their first experiments and tests. Work has started on the …
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