23/10/2023

Triple-A-COAT organised a Workshop on Nanocellulose at EAWAG in Zurich, September 13th 2023, led by our Swiss partner SuSoS AG in cooperation with Swiss knowledge and technology transfer network Innovative Surfaces. Four Triple-A-COAT researchers presented their previous work on nanocellulose and antimicrobial technologies which are being developed further in the project. Please see below links to slides and recordings of the Triple-A-COAT presentations. Prof. Marina Rautenbach, Stellenbosch …

17/10/2023

We are delighted to welcome two post-doctoral research associates recruited by our UK partner Imperial College to work on the Triple-A-COAT project. Hisay Lama is a research associate in the Prof. Joao Cabral group at the Imperial College London, UK. He is of Nepalese origin Indian, born and brought up in Kolkata, India. He earned his bachelor’s degree in physics (honours) from the University of Calcutta, India, …

27/09/2023

The Triple-A-COAT project has now reached the end of its first year! Project partners met together at EAWAG in Zurich, September 13th-14th 2023, hosted by our Swiss partner SuSoS AG. Triple-A-COAT is working with 3 types of nanocellulose, and several different approaches for antimicrobial functionalisation and coating adhesion to surfaces. This gives us many different parameters to play with, so we can develop the best performing antimicrobial …

07/07/2023

Join us in Zurich on September 13th 2023 to discuss the potential of nanocellulose as a sustainable, versatile material, especially for use in antimicrobial surface coatings!

15/06/2023

Virology Research Services Ltd (VRS) is the Triple-A-COAT partner responsible for testing the antiviral activity of our coatings. Earlier this year the company moved into its new premises in Kent, in south-east England. We were interested to find out more about the company and the world of antiviral research. VRS co-founder and co-director Dr Michela Mazzon kindly agreed to answer a few of our questions! What kind …

24/05/2023

Triple-A-COAT is part of a group of research projects funded by the EU Horizon Europe programme to develop new antimicrobial, antiviral and antifungal surface nanocoatings. On May 18th, our sister project SUSAAN organised a zoom call of all the EU-funded project consortia, particularly to discuss potential cooperation on dissemination and communication activities, life cycle assessment (LCA), and sustainability analyses. Around 20 people took part in the joint …

05/04/2023

Triple-A-COAT is interested to talk with potential users of its sustainable coatings technology! As part of a “co-creation” process, it is important for researchers to learn about the needs and priorities of users of their technology. The antimicrobial, antifungal and antiviral coatings we are developing in Triple-A-COAT will be first applied in public transport, and a bus manufacturer Van Hool is a partner in the consortium. The …

21/03/2023

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 …

27/02/2023

Three early career researchers have joined the Triple-A-COAT project, as PhD students recruited by each of the participating KU Leuven research groups MICA, SUSMAT and LOMAC. Sander Casier (picture, left) started at the KU Leuven MICA group in September 2022, working on his PhD under the supervision of Prof Hans Steenackeers. Born and raised in Leuven, he knows the city well. He obtained his bachelor studies in …