Triple-A-COAT update September 2026…….looking ahead

The Triple-A-COAT consortium has completed its four years of research to develop novel antimicrobial, antifungal and antiviral nanocoatings.

11/09/2026

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Publications

25/05/2026

Into the labyrinth…. new review from Imperial on surface wrinkling

What do butterfly wings, brain corals, and fingerprints have in common? A new review by our partner Imperial has been published on how labyrinthine patterns can be created in surfaces.

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06/01/2026

Triple-A-COAT research on new nanopatterning process published

Triple-A-COAT partner Imperial has published a research paper about their wet nanoimprint method in the journal ACS Nano.

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Photograph of mussels attached to a rock on a beach

01/12/2025

Review published on catechol chemistry – the natural adhesive power of mussels!

Triple-A-COAT resesarchers at KU Leuven have published a review in the journal Biomaterials Science, about the use of catechol chemistry to improve the adhesion of functional coatings.

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Figure showing the different tools used for scratch testing of coatings and photos of the results with two different coatings

03/10/2025

Enhancing the durability of nanocellulose coatings

Triple-A-COAT partners SIRRIS and KU Leuven LOMAC group have published some of their project results on sprayed nanocellulose coatings.

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illustration of elongated droplet on a nanopatterned surface

18/09/2025

Wrinkled surfaces that help droplets flow – towards self-cleaning and antibacterial materials

Triple-A-COAT researchers at Imperial the UK have published some of their results on “wrinked” nanopatterned surfaces, which can resist water droplets.

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14/02/2023

Triple-A-COAT publications

List of Triple-A-COAT results published to date in open-access, peer-reviewed journals

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