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ARCHI-SKIN featured at NIR conference

At the international NIR conference held at Auditorium della Tecnica (Rome, Italy; 8–12 June 2025), Anja Černoša shared ARCHI-SKIN results titled “Spectroscopic Analysis of Aureobasidium pullulans Biofilm for the Development of Living Coating for Architecture.” The contribution used FT-NIR and FTIR spectroscopy to compare A. pullulans biofilms across growth media, revealing media-dependent chemical signatures that will guide the design of living coatings for architectural applications. This work advances ARCHI-SKIN’s interdisciplinary goals across microbiology, spectroscopy, and materials science.