Join our Group "European Coatings Industry" Today, it is impossible to imagine everyday life without functional coatings, wether as antimicrobial, self-healing or easy-to-clean system. Research does not stop here either. The authors of our focus article present their work about tactile perception of coatings. Dr Lisa Skedung et al. developed systematically designed monosized polymer beads and analysed the beads' effect on tactile interaction. You can read their complete contribution starting ...