SONO
A pilot line of antibacterial and antifungal medical textiles based on a sonochemical process
| Coordinatore | BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY
Organization address
address: BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY CAMPUS contact info |
| Nazionalità Coordinatore | Israel [IL] |
| Sito del progetto | http://www.fp7-sono.eu/ |
| Totale costo | 12˙038˙142 € |
| EC contributo | 8˙300˙000 € |
| Programma | FP7-NMP
Specific Programme "Cooperation": Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies |
| Code Call | FP7-NMP-2008-LARGE-2 |
| Funding Scheme | CP-IP |
| Anno di inizio | 2009 |
| Periodo (anno-mese-giorno) | 2009-10-01 - 2013-09-30 |
Partecipanti
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY
Organization address
address: BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY CAMPUS contact info |
IL (RAMAT GAN) | coordinator | 858˙840.00 |
| 2 |
AFCON HOLDINGS LTD
Organization address
address: HATAVOR LANE INDUSTRIAL ZONE SEGULA 4 contact info |
IL (PETAH TIKVA) | participant | 816˙863.00 |
| 3 |
COVENTRY UNIVERSITY
Organization address
address: PRIORY STREET contact info |
UK (COVENTRY) | participant | 752˙116.80 |
| 4 |
UNIVERSITAT POLITECNICA DE CATALUNYA
Organization address
address: Jordi Girona 31 contact info |
ES (BARCELONA) | participant | 726˙955.00 |
| 5 |
CEDRAT TECHNOLOGIES SA
Organization address
address: CHEMIN DU VIEUX CHENE 59 contact info |
FR (MEYLAN) | participant | 703˙040.00 |
| 6 |
WESSEX INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Organization address
address: ASHURST LODGE contact info |
UK (SOUTHAMPTON) | participant | 670˙510.20 |
| 7 |
Viatech
Organization address
address: Leninsky Prospect 31 contact info |
RU (Moscow) | participant | 616˙860.00 |
| 8 |
S.C. DAVO STAR IMPEX SRL
Organization address
address: STR VALEA OTULUI 77-79 SECTOR 6 contact info |
RO (BUCHAREST) | participant | 557˙200.00 |
| 9 |
Klopman International Srl
Organization address
address: Localita mola dei Frati contact info |
IT (FROSINONE) | participant | 504˙088.00 |
| 10 |
ASOCIACION DE INVESTIGACION DE LA INDUSTRIA TEXTIL AITEX
Organization address
address: PLAZA EMILIO SALA 1 contact info |
ES (ALCOY) | participant | 386˙320.00 |
| 11 |
INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE-DEZVOLTARE PENTRU TEXTILE SI PIELARIE
Organization address
address: LUCRETIU PATRASCANU 16 contact info |
RO (BUCURESTI) | participant | 375˙000.00 |
| 12 |
OSM-DAN LTD.
Organization address
address: Pekeris Street 4 contact info |
IL (REHOVOT) | participant | 350˙280.00 |
| 13 |
MULTIPROFILE HOSPITAL FOR ACTIVE TREATMENT AND EMERGENCY MEDECINE PIROGOV
Organization address
address: TOTLEBEN BLVD 21 contact info |
BG (SOFIA) | participant | 302˙200.00 |
| 14 |
KITOZYME SA
Organization address
address: RUE HAUTE CLAIRE PARC INDUSTRIEL 4 contact info |
BE (HERSTAL) | participant | 245˙864.00 |
| 15 |
PIELASZEK RESEARCH
Organization address
address: BONIFACEGO 74 contact info |
PL (Warszawa) | participant | 233˙271.00 |
| 16 |
PARCO SCIENTIFICO E TECNOLOGICO PER L'AMBIENTE - ENVIRONMENT PARK SPA
Organization address
address: Galleria San Federico 54 contact info |
IT (TORINO) | participant | 200˙592.00 |
| 17 |
TORRAS VALENTI S.A.
Organization address
address: COLONIA GALOBART contact info |
ES (NAVARCLES) | participant | 0.00 |
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Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)
'Hospital-acquired (nosocomial) infections are a major financial issue in the European healthcare system. The financial impact of these infections counteract medical advances and expensive medical treatments by increasing the length of hospital stay by at least 8 days on average per affected patient, hence adding more than 10 millions patient days in hospitals in Europe per year. The statistics on patient safety in the EU show alarming tendencies : - 1 in 10 patients are affected by hospital-acquired infections - 3 million deaths are caused by hospital-acquired infections An active infection control program of patients and personnel and hygiene measures, have proven to significantly reduce both the number of infections and hospitalisation costs . The SONO project directly addresses the above problems by developing a pilot line for the production of medical antibacterial textiles. The pilot line will be based on the scale-up of a sonochemical process developed and patented at BIU laboratories. The pilot line will use a sonochemical technique to produce and deposit inorganic, antimicrobial nanoparticles on medical textiles, e.g. hospital sheets, medical coats and bandages. Sonicators are used industrially for heavy and light duty cleaning, for water disinfection and for sewage treatment. It is also used in the food industry for emulsification and drying. The proposed concept based on one step sonochemical process to produce nanoparticles and impregnate them as antibacterial factors on textile is novel and does not exist on an industrial scale. The concept has already been proven (and patented ) on a lab scale where sonochemistry was applied to impregnate nanoparticles in a single-step process. It was demonstrated that due to the special properties of the sonochemical method the antibacterial nanoparticles are adsorbed permanently on the fibres even after 70 “laundry cycles”. The sonochemical impregnation process is a one-step procedure in which the nanopa'