article_snippet: This coating would be applied using plasma-assisted chemical vapour deposition in which thin films are applied from a gas, or vapour, states to a solid state .
article_snippet: The plasma is typically created between two electrodes where reacting gases are added to form the solid.
highlights_snippet: Coating would be applied via plasma assisted chemical vapour deposition .
  
highlights_snippet: This involves depositing a thin film from a gas state to a solid .
  