Adhesion & process compatibility
Establish adhesion and process compatibility for desired materials.
Technology
Engineered topography.
Passive surface function.
Addrix uses a nanostructured carbon-based coating with dense, sharp, high-aspect-ratio features designed to mechanically disrupt microorganisms on contact rather than relying on a releasable antimicrobial agent.
How it works
From substrate to
functional surface.
The underlying technology is produced through chemical-vapor-deposition methods that grow carbon nanostructures directly on a qualified substrate. Commercial Addrix process parameters are developed with coating partners and validated for each application.
01
Qualify the component
Geometry, substrate, surface preparation, thermal tolerance, use environment and cleaning exposure are screened before coating development begins.
02
Deposit the carbon coating
A thin carbon-based film is grown onto the prepared component using a plasma-assisted deposition process. The current development target is approximately 2 µm thickness.
03
Grow the nanoscale architecture
Process conditions create a dense, randomized field of elongated diamond/graphitic nanostructures with sharp tips and high aspect ratios.
04
Validate the surface
Morphology, adhesion, repeatability, biological performance, cleaning exposure and mechanical durability are evaluated on production-representative parts.
10,000× SEM · scale bar 5 µm · image supplied by Tetrivex Materials
Surface architecture
A microscopic
bed of sharp structures.
Addrix is a nanostructured carbon-based coating made of randomly oriented diamond and/or graphite nanostructures. Their bases are anchored to the substrate, while sharp tips extend outward with radii under about 100 nm.
Peer-reviewed testing of Addrix describes a dense field of diamond nanospikes around 1 µm in height and approximately 50 nm in width. Commercial morphology is controlled within the validated Addrix process window.
Current development profile
Defined parameters.
Application-specific validation.
Addrix is available for application development and licensing. Current work is focused on components within the following practical parameters, with final qualification performed for each OEM application.
Component size~20 × 20 cmCurrent development target
GeometryFlat + 3DSubject to coating-system access
Thickness~2 µmApproximate coating thickness
AppearanceBlackNot optically transparent
SubstratesBroad potentialValidated by application
Substrate qualification: Addrix is being evaluated across a broad range of potential substrate classes. Commercial use is established through application-specific testing of adhesion, surface preparation, process conditions and durability with qualified coating partners.
Mechanism
Physical interaction,
not a chemical reservoir.
The surface is designed to damage microbial cells through nanoscale mechanical interaction—fundamentally different from coatings whose performance depends on humans replenishing a chemical active ingredient.
30,000× SEM · E. coli cells on the nanostructured surface
Validation priorities
Building the commercial
package.
Wear & cleaning resistance
Characterize performance under wiping, cleaning chemistry, abrasion, impact and use conditions relevant to the component.
Repeatable manufacturing
Establish a deposition process capable of mass-production.