This edition of the Advanced Coating & Surface Technology Opportunity Engine profiles significant advances in surface coatings and treatments for various industrial applications. The featured innovations include advancing corrosion protection through next-generation PVD (physical vapor deposition) and PECVD (plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition) coatings, redefining indoor air quality with volatile organic compound (VOC)-free paints, corrosion-resistant coatings for automotive applications, advanced ultraviolet (UV)-curable surface coatings for thermoplastics, advanced coating technology for metal protection, bio-based binders to decarbonize the coatings industry, hydrophilic coatings to enhance performance and safety in medical devices, antimicrobial nanocoatings for high-traffic surfaces and filtration systems, scalable route to diamond-hard coatings via bilayer graphene, dual-function coatings for passive cooling and atmospheric water generation, durable abrasion-resistant coatings for lightweight applications, and polylactic acid (PLA)-based biodegradable metafilm for sustainable passive cooling.

• What are the game-changing growth prospects emerging due to new technologies, products, processes, and applications?
• Why are segments like antimicrobial coatings, food coatings, energy-saving coatings, smart glazing, hydrophilic, hydrophobic & super hydrophobic coatings, corrosion protection coatings, barrier coatings & paints poised for growth?
• Which developments promise enhanced performance, sustainability, functionality, and growth across a range of industrial products and processes?