NewSkin partner FUNDITEC's paper “Corrosion protection on texturized steel moulds for polymeric products by sol–gel anti-adherent coatings”  on their latest NewSkin OITB project work has been published in the Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology. 

As part of the NewSkin facilities, the FUNDITEC team acts as technology provider in the field of functional nano-coatings, developing sol-gel formulations with high wear resistance for anti-fouling and anti-corrosion properties on steel substrates and anti-ice properties on nano-textured composite samples. These formulations, once scaled-up by NewSkin partner GXC, will be evaluated in a wide range of scenarios to be applied by NewSkin partner LEITAT in their pilot plant for nano-coatings applications.

NewSkin is a H2020 funded Open Innovation Test Bed (OITB), which supports the development and market acceleration of new surface & membrane functionalisation by nanotechnologies, generating a wide range of enhanced surface properties for commercial and personal products in different sectors. The NewSkin test bed offers users open access to state-of-the-art facilities for adding, upscaling, characterising and/or accelerated rigorous testing of advanced high performance surface functionality (such as hydrophobicity, anti-fouling, anti-reflecting, auto-cleaning, anti-corrosive, anti-icing, anti-microbial, anti-friction, hard-wearing, and lubrication). NewSkin full Catalogue of services is available here.

 

Please contact any of the NewSkin OITB team info@NewSkin-OITB.eu, to organise a meeting to discuss the NewSkin services relevant to you, how they can be tailored to your needs, and how to apply for free open access (next cut-off deadline 31 Jan 2023 (Open Call 3), final call (Open Call 4) expected deadline June 2023). Applicants can request an NDA before filling the open call application.