Polymer Institute
Antibacterial polymer coating for global application
Antibakteriálne polymérne nátery pre globálnu aplikáciu
Black metals decorated with surface receptors as highpotentiality materials for gas sensing
BLACKSENS : Plynové senzory na báze čiernych kovov dekorovaných povrchovými receptormi
Melt electrospinning of hollow conductive fibers for electromagnetic shielding.
Duté vodivé vlákna pre elektromagnetické tienenie pripravené elektrostatickým zvlákňovaním taveniny.
High-performance Carbon-based Composites with Smart Properties for Advanced Sensing Applications.
EsSENce: Vysokovýkonné kompozitné materiály na báze uhlíka s inteligentnými vlastnosťami pre pokročilé senzorické aplikácie
Polymer materials based on poly(2-alkyl-2-oxazolines) and polyphosphazenes with tuneable thermosensitivity and biodegradation.
Hypomat: Polymérne materiály na báze poly(2-alkyl-oxazolínov) a polyfosfazénov s nastaviteľnou termosenzitivitou a biodegradáciou.
Plastic monitoRIng detectiOn RemedIaTion recoverY.
Monitoring detekcia náprava obnova plastov.
Next Generation BiOactiVe NAnocoatings
Nová generácia bioaktívných nanopovrchov
| Duration: |
1.9.2022 - 31.8.2026 |
| Program: |
Horizon Europe |
| Project leader: |
Mgr. Špitálsky Zdenko PhD. |
| Annotation: | The NOVA project aims to develop a streamlined, holistic process to implement innovative antimicrobial
(antibacterial, antiviral, antifungal) coatings in everyday settings. The COVID-19 global pandemic clearly
highlighted an underlying risk in our current urban lifestyle: The transmission of infectious diseases can rapidly reach the exponential phase, causing catastrophic and long -term impacts on the healthcare system, in turn affecting a significant portion of daily and economic activities. Any material/device/product that needs to be handled by individuals and that will stay in use after this manipulation has the potential to act as a fomite. This can be via direct contact or by the settling of the aerosols. Thus, manufacturers need to consider having safety measures to prevent disease transmission by their products. Together with the increased citizen awareness about the subject of healthier living and working environments, there is currently an unmet need for technologies that would render the surfaces of these materials/devices/products antimicrobial in a sustainable and safe manner. The most common fomites are clothing, textile products, frequently touched surfaces (e.g., tables, doorknobs etc.) and electronic devices. The most cited article on this subject showed that 59% of handheld devices were contaminated with at least
one bacterial species with S. aureus being the most common. |
The total number of projects: 7
