Coatings
Presentation: Bio-engineering Applications for Thermal Spray Coatings: Challenges and Opportunities
SEAM Director, Distinguished Professor Chris Berndt presented an engaging talk on ‘Bio-engineering Applications for Thermal Spray Coatings’ at the very first Thermal Spray Society, ASM International virtual event. This virtual event ‘Coatings for Anti-Virus, Bacteria and Fungus Applications’ was a preview of what is to come at the International Thermal Spray Conference (ITSC 2021), it […]
Publication: The multi-faceted mechano-bactericidal mechanism of nanostructured surfaces
A SEAM publication on the bactericidal action delivered by rigid nanopillar arrays stems from the mechanical rupture of the bacterial cell membrane; however, the precise mechanism may be unique to the individual nanopillar geometries. In this work, the researchers present a new model of mechano-bactericidal action, which is specific to the elasticity of highly […]
New partnership in lightning protection
Image courtesy of LPI: LPI’s international air terminal installations (two terminals visible). These air terminals are protecting a hospital in India. A new partnership between Swinburne University of Technology and Lightning Protection International (LPI) will develop novel materials for LPI’s lightning protection devices known as “air terminals”. The industry-led research project has been awarded […]
The surfaces that kill bacteria and viruses
SEAM Chief Investigator Professor Elena Ivanova (RMIT University node) was interviewed for an article published on BBCs Future Health segment. Research is continuously looking at ways surfaces can be resilient to microbes and aid in our health and stop infections and the spread of disease. Read full article here: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200529-the-surfaces-that-kill-bacteria-and-viruses “Cicada insect wings are famous […]
Publication: ‘Thermal Spray High-Entropy Alloy Coatings: A Review’
Read the Open Access review article ‘Thermal Spray High-Entropy Alloy Coatings: A Review’ published with Springer Nature in the Journal of Thermal Spray Technology, with Ashok Meghwal and Ameey Anupam, SEAM Associate Investigators, as first authors, together with B. S. Murty, Christopher C. Berndt, Ravi Sankar Kottada and Andrew Siao Ming Ang. “Impressively the […]
Graphene solar heating film offers new opportunity for efficient thermal energy harvesting
Swinburne researchers have developed a highly efficient film that absorbs sunlight with minimal heat loss and rapidly heats up to 83°C. The graphene metamaterial film has great potential for use in solar thermal energy harvesting and conversion, thermophotovoltaics, solar seawater desalination, wastewater treatment, light emitters and photodetectors.Read More...