Cleverly named Liquid Entrenched Smooth Surface (LESS) technology is a sprayable, liquid repellent coating technology having very specific characteristicsthat would appear to make it different from hydrophobic coating technologies in several ways. The product can be applied in a few minutes, does not require special equipment; is self-healing and robust capable of withstanding considerable abrasion and is sludge repellent. The product can also be used in various ways ranging from toilet facilities - the original use-condition investigated as a means to repel fecal matter, in marine environments, in automative applications and even in space.
