From 21 – 23 March 2023, Will Stokes from University of Leeds (UNIVLEEDS) travelled to the facilities of RESCOLL Sociéte de Recherche in Bordeaux (France) to commission the Mini Release Environment, i.e., transfer the mini release environment equipment, developed by UNIVLEEDS, to RESCOLL as part of Case Study 2.

During this visit, Will Stokes (UNIVLEEDS) set up the equipment in a laboratory space nearby to the coating equipment, being developed under the SABYDOMA research grant. Elizabeth Jolivet (RESCOLL) received training on various tasks required to operate the system, including the use of the specialised control application to schedule custom test routines. The instalment of this new equipment from UNIVLEEDS allows RESCOLL to perform rapid assessment of their novel nanomaterial coatings by accelerated leaching. Following on from this technology transfer, RESCOLL will now demonstrate the use of the mini release environment in their industrial setting.