Eliminating sticky situations with Adaptive Surface Technologies
The company’s multi-purpose coating concept can increase the fuel efficiency of ships and reduce the risk of infection in hospitals
Adaptive Surface Technologies (AST) is a young start-up company pioneering a next-generation, anti-adhesive wonder-coating. When applied, slippery liquid-infused porous surfaces (Slips) create a surface layer that is capable of repelling water and oil, blood and bacteria, and even die-hard hangers-on like barnacles.