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Company Values

Read about our mission statement, vision and company values

Mission:

We strive to offer our customers next-gen coating solutions with the lowest possible prices and amazing performance, in a variety of options, to meet all application requirements.

Vision:

To be a leading player in the multifunctional coatings market, not just in Australia but at a global level, where customers can find the best coating solutions for their needs.

Why it works:

Nanostratus’s workflow is to first demonstrate, then test and finally deploy its products which ensures customers only have proven working technologies. Our vision drives us to work in a variety of coating markets to offer solutions tailored to customers' choices.

About us:

At Nanostratus, we manufacture, fabricate and deploy durable easy-to-apply multifunctional coatings with applications for self-cleaning, anti-viral and anti-microbial, anti-corrosion, anti-icing, oil-water separation to name a few. The coatings form a very strong bond to the surface providing very high performance and a long life even in harsh environments. Our novel coating solutions can be deployed in several industrials ranging from housing and construction, automobiles, textiles, biomedical, electronic devices, research, sports, and the likes. We offer a range of coating options tailored towards specific end-user applications with our R&D labs keen to provide customized solutions upon clients' requests. The available coating products not only actively repels water, oils, and other derivative liquid mixtures but also save thousands of dollars annually in maintenance, repair, and replacement costs to industries by acting as a protective layer for the surfaces thereby increasing their lifespan. Our current product ranges include a very high-performance ultra-durable waterproof coating (DuraSemper™), a remarkably transparent solution for optical applications (DuraVitrum™), and a coating able to repel all liquids (DuraOmnis™). Nanostratus's team consists of scientists and researchers having more than a decade of experience in material science and characterization, polymer and surface science, biological surfaces, and super(de)wetting coatings. The team is always determined to utilize its solid expertise to develop and provide the best solutions tuned to customer requirements. Have a question or want to know more about us or our products? We are just one message away: Contact Us!

Our Team

Meet the people behind Nanostratus and know about our interests and vision

David Nisbet, PhD, CEO and Founder

David while being the CEO and Founder of Nanostratus also holds the position of Director of Graeme Clark Institute for Biomedical Engineering and full-time Professor in the Faculty of Engineering and IT and the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Melbourne. Dave is passionate about developing advanced biomaterials and functional nanomaterials, overseeing technology transfer into clinical and industrial applications. His research group, Laboratory of Advanced Biomaterials (LAB), or popularly known as “The Nisbet Lab” consists of a team of engineers, chemists, and biologists, all working together to create novel materials to help combat disease and injury. Dave obtained his Ph.D. at Monash University and postdoctoral Fulbright scholarship at the University of California, Berkeley. He then spent 10 years at the Australian National University (ANU), and more recently was appointed as a joint Professor within the John Curtin School of Medical Research and the Research School of Chemistry at ANU.

Antonio Tricoli, PhD, CTO and Founder

Antonio is the CTO and Founder of Nanostratus while also holding the position of full Professor of Materials Science at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Sydney, where he leads the Nanotechnology Research Laboratory (NRL). His research focuses on understanding light-matter interactions over multi-scale interfaces for the design of innovative materials and devices with application in Personalised Medicine and Renewable Energy. Antonio received his bachelor's and master’s degrees in Mechanical and Process Engineering, and his Ph.D. in Nanotechnology from ETH Zurich. He completed his tenure at the Australian National University in 2016 and was promoted to full Professor of Engineering in 2019. He is a founding member and co-chair of the inaugural 2017 ANU Grand Challenge strategic research program “Our Health in Our Hands”, which brings together a large multidisciplinary team of scientists from HASS and STEM disciplines aiming at developing transformative technologies to better manage our health. He is the author of more than 100 scientific publications, including book chapters and journal articles. He is the recipient of the 2010 HILTI Prize for the most innovative Ph.D. thesis of ETH Zurich, the 2012 Future Engineering Research Leadership Fellowship of the Australian National University, a 2015 Westpac Research Fellowships, a 2016 Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Early Career Award, and a 2020 ARC Future Fellowship.

Puneet Garg, Polymer & Coating Specialist & Co-Founder

Puneet is the co-founder of Nanostratus with expertise in polymer synthesis, coating fabrication, and standardized testing. He is currently pursuing his doctoral studies jointly at the Research School of Chemistry and Research School of Engineering at the Australian National University, where he is part of the Nanotechnology Research Lab, Laboratory of Advanced Biomaterials, and Australian Research Council Training Centre for Automated Manufacture of Advanced Composites. Puneet received his bachelor's and master’s engineering degrees in Biomedical and Nanotechnology respectively from India. His research focuses on the development and enhancement of novel polymer materials for the design of next-gen coatings with applications aiming towards super(de)wetting, easy-cleaning, anti-bacterial and anti-viral surfaces.

William Wong, PhD, Technological Consultant

William S. Y. Wong serves as a technological consultant for Nanostratus and currently holds a research fellow position at the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research. He received his Ph.D. degree (Materials Engineering) from the Australian National University in 2018. His current research interests are in: (i) surface-enhanced wetting properties, (ii) behaviour of dynamic wetting processes, (iii) nanoscale enhanced interfacial phenomena, and (iv) applied wettability: liquid manipulation, wetting-responsive, wetting adaptive, self-cleaning, anti-wetting, anti-foaming, and anti-icing surfaces.

David Nisbet, PhD, CEO and Founder

David while being the CEO and Founder of Nanostratus also holds the position of Director of Graeme Clark Institute for Biomedical Engineering and full-time Professor in the Faculty of Engineering and IT and the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Melbourne. Dave is passionate about developing advanced biomaterials and functional nanomaterials, overseeing technology transfer into clinical and industrial applications. His research group, Laboratory of Advanced Biomaterials (LAB), or popularly known as “The Nisbet Lab” consists of a team of engineers, chemists, and biologists, all working together to create novel materials to help combat disease and injury. Dave obtained his Ph.D. at Monash University and postdoctoral Fulbright scholarship at the University of California, Berkeley. He then spent 10 years at the Australian National University (ANU), and more recently was appointed as a joint Professor within the John Curtin School of Medical Research and the Research School of Chemistry at ANU.

Antonio Tricoli, PhD, CTO and Founder

Antonio is the CTO and Founder of Nanostratus while also holding the position of full Professor of Materials Science at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Sydney, where he leads the Nanotechnology Research Laboratory (NRL). His research focuses on understanding light-matter interactions over multi-scale interfaces for the design of innovative materials and devices with application in Personalised Medicine and Renewable Energy. Antonio received his bachelor's and master’s degrees in Mechanical and Process Engineering, and his Ph.D. in Nanotechnology from ETH Zurich. He completed his tenure at the Australian National University in 2016 and was promoted to full Professor of Engineering in 2019. He is a founding member and co-chair of the inaugural 2017 ANU Grand Challenge strategic research program “Our Health in Our Hands”, which brings together a large multidisciplinary team of scientists from HASS and STEM disciplines aiming at developing transformative technologies to better manage our health. He is the author of more than 100 scientific publications, including book chapters and journal articles. He is the recipient of the 2010 HILTI Prize for the most innovative Ph.D. thesis of ETH Zurich, the 2012 Future Engineering Research Leadership Fellowship of the Australian National University, a 2015 Westpac Research Fellowships, a 2016 Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Early Career Award, and a 2020 ARC Future Fellowship.

Puneet Garg, Polymer & Coating Specialist & Co-Founder

Puneet is the co-founder of Nanostratus with expertise in polymer synthesis, coating fabrication, and standardized testing. He is currently pursuing his doctoral studies jointly at the Research School of Chemistry and Research School of Engineering at the Australian National University, where he is part of the Nanotechnology Research Lab, Laboratory of Advanced Biomaterials, and Australian Research Council Training Centre for Automated Manufacture of Advanced Composites. Puneet received his bachelor's and master’s engineering degrees in Biomedical and Nanotechnology respectively from India. His research focuses on the development and enhancement of novel polymer materials for the design of next-gen coatings with applications aiming towards super(de)wetting, easy-cleaning, anti-bacterial and anti-viral surfaces.

William Wong, PhD, Technological Consultant

William S. Y. Wong serves as a technological consultant for Nanostratus and currently holds a research fellow position at the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research. He received his Ph.D. degree (Materials Engineering) from the Australian National University in 2018. His current research interests are in: (i) surface-enhanced wetting properties, (ii) behaviour of dynamic wetting processes, (iii) nanoscale enhanced interfacial phenomena, and (iv) applied wettability: liquid manipulation, wetting-responsive, wetting adaptive, self-cleaning, anti-wetting, anti-foaming, and anti-icing surfaces.

Our Facilities

Manufacturing, testing and R&D laboratories where all the magic happens

Canberra

Nanostratus was founded and headquartered in Acton campus of Australian National University (ANU) which is in the heart of Canberra - Australia's capital city - in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT). The Canberra branch od Nanostratus is situated at the Research School of Chemistry at ANU and is jointly operated by the Nanotechnology Research Lab (NRL) and Laboratory of Advanced Biomaterials (LAB). The facility is equipped with all necessary amenities required for large-scale synthesis of coating solutions, fabrication of coatings on bulk samples, and standardized testing of the coated samples. A full list of available facilities can be found here.

Melbourne

Melbourne branch of Nanostratus is located at one of the oldest campuses of University of Melbourne - Parkville. The branch is primarily run by the Laboratory of Advanced Biomaterials supervised by David Nisbet. The R&D lab at the Melbourne branch is still under development and is gradually acquiring amenities for industrial-scale manufacturing of coatings. A full list of currently available facilities at our other branches can be found here.

Sydney

Sydney branch of Nanostratus is located at one of the biggest campuses of the University of Sydney spanning 72 hectares - Camperdown/Darlington. The branch is primarily run by the Nanotechnology Research Lab supervised by Antonio Tricoli. The R&D lab at the Sydney branch is still under development and is gradually acquiring amenities for industrial-scale manufacture of coating solutions. A full list of currently available facilities at our other branches can be found here.

Canberra

Nanostratus was founded and headquartered in Acton campus of Australian National University (ANU) which is in the heart of Canberra - Australia's capital city - in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT). The Canberra branch od Nanostratus is situated at the Research School of Chemistry at ANU and is jointly operated by the Nanotechnology Research Lab (NRL) and Laboratory of Advanced Biomaterials (LAB). The facility is equipped with all necessary amenities required for large-scale synthesis of coating solutions, fabrication of coatings on bulk samples, and standardized testing of the coated samples. A full list of available facilities can be found here.

Melbourne

Melbourne branch of Nanostratus is located at one of the oldest campuses of University of Melbourne - Parkville. The branch is primarily run by the Laboratory of Advanced Biomaterials supervised by David Nisbet. The R&D lab at the Melbourne branch is still under development and is gradually acquiring amenities for industrial-scale manufacturing of coatings. A full list of currently available facilities at our other branches can be found here.

Sydney

Sydney branch of Nanostratus is located at one of the biggest campuses of the University of Sydney spanning 72 hectares - Camperdown/Darlington. The branch is primarily run by the Nanotechnology Research Lab supervised by Antonio Tricoli. The R&D lab at the Sydney branch is still under development and is gradually acquiring amenities for industrial-scale manufacture of coating solutions. A full list of currently available facilities at our other branches can be found here.