Materials Technology

Technology Transferred to Industry

  • Wood preservative from cashew nut shell liquid
    (To Sri Lanka Cashew Corporation, May 2008)

Ongoing Technology Transfers

  • Self cleaning ceramic tiles
    (Ceramic tile industry in Sri Lanka)

Technologies Available for Prototype Development and Commercialization

  • Natural fiber based composite building materials
  • Solid fuels from waste materials as an alternate energy source
  • Use of bamboo in building construction
  • Composite paper boards to delay the ripening of fruits
  • Low cost rain guard adhesive
  • Hydrogel wound dressings for treating burns
  • Fast firing body compositions for the tile and cookware industries
  • APTMNET
  • ISC Web