Printing nature’s surfaces
to solve human problems.
MicroTau prints microscopic patterns inspired by nature to reduce drag and produce properties including anti-fouling, anti-bacterial and hydrophobic effects.
Nature’s Surfaces
Nature has developed patterned surfaces that impart useful properties. Low-drag shark skin, self-cleaning lotus leaves, anti-reflective moth eyes and antibacterial pitcher plants are all the result of microscopic patterns on the surface of the plant or animal.
DCM
MicroTau’s Direct Contactless Microfabrication (DCM) technology prints these microscopic patterns with light and is scalable to large surfaces. We print out of Ultra Violet (UV) curable coatings used in industries including aerospace, shipping and energy.
Drag Reduction
We print shark-skin inspired ‘riblet’ surfaces that reduce drag by 7%. We have a unique ability to optimise riblet designs for custom drag reduction applications. This can save commercial aviation and shipping over $10 billion in fuel and 100 million tonnes of CO2 emissions annually.
Interested in our custom microfabrication solutions?
Please contact us to discuss how we can tailor our solutions to meet your surface and material requirements.
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