The project  investigates the possibility of using ionizing radiation for crosslinking of self-organized molecular layers on metal surfaces in order to protect the metal and improve its properties. The research objectives of the project are focused on the development process for obtaining polymer nano coatings, characterization of the formed coatings and testing of their properties. The project team gathers a multidisciplinary group of experts from three institutions: Ruđer Bošković Institute, Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology and Academy of Fine Arts.

The study of the influence of natural acidic macromolecules, extracted from the skeleton of sea corals, on precipitation of CaCO₃ polymorphs, calcite and aragonite.

The objective of the project is to study the interactions of organic additives, particularly phosphonates and

carboxylates, with calcite crystals of different morphologies.