<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><ns2:project xmlns:ns1="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api" xmlns:ns2="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/project" xmlns:ns3="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/fund" xmlns:ns4="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/person" xmlns:ns5="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/project/outcome" xmlns:ns6="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/organisation" ns1:created="2026-07-08T08:44:08Z" ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/projects/34DB8777-125A-4557-AE0C-2BA72DE39FAD" ns1:id="34DB8777-125A-4557-AE0C-2BA72DE39FAD"><ns1:links><ns1:link ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/persons/CB3C6B8D-F92B-4E5D-BE2A-83933C2AB0F9" ns1:rel="PM_PER"/><ns1:link ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/organisations/6D463055-B83B-45BA-AAA8-2D0D517E9E2B" ns1:rel="LEAD_ORG"/><ns1:link ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/organisations/6D463055-B83B-45BA-AAA8-2D0D517E9E2B" ns1:rel="PARTICIPANT_ORG"/><ns1:link ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/organisations/5714C940-EDC9-4DA5-8DD0-991B20062672" ns1:rel="PARTICIPANT_ORG"/><ns1:link ns1:end="2013-11-30T00:00:00Z" ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/funds/9221BF90-DECA-40DF-ACBF-2B8DB9644B51" ns1:rel="FUND" ns1:start="2013-07-31T23:00:00Z"/></ns1:links><ns2:identifiers><ns2:identifier ns2:type="RCUK">131315</ns2:identifier></ns2:identifiers><ns2:title>Investigation to demonstrate the feasability of creating low cost high wear components by application of Amorphous Diamond Like Carbon coating to a suitable polymer matrix</ns2:title><ns2:status>Closed</ns2:status><ns2:grantCategory>Feasibility Studies</ns2:grantCategory><ns2:leadFunder>Innovate UK</ns2:leadFunder><ns2:abstractText>Bluefrog Design, a design and development consultancy with particular expertise in water control products and Ionbond UK a business with patented technology in the deposition of Amorphous Diamond Like Coatings are undertaking a fesability study to establish the potential of novel materials in the production of high wear components, with particular reference to applications in the domestic and commercial water cartridge market.</ns2:abstractText></ns2:project>