CUVITO
"Nano-structured copper coatings, based on Vitolane technology, for antimicrobial applications"
| Coordinatore | TWI LIMITED
Organization address
address: Granta Park, Great Abington contact info |
| Nazionalità Coordinatore | United Kingdom [UK] |
| Sito del progetto | http://www.cuvito.eu |
| Totale costo | 1˙993˙334 € |
| EC contributo | 1˙000˙000 € |
| Programma | FP7-NMP
Specific Programme "Cooperation": Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies |
| Code Call | FP7-NMP-2010-EU-Mexico |
| Funding Scheme | CP-FP |
| Anno di inizio | 2010 |
| Periodo (anno-mese-giorno) | 2010-10-01 - 2013-12-31 |
Partecipanti
| # | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TWI LIMITED
Organization address
address: Granta Park, Great Abington contact info |
UK (CAMBRIDGE) | coordinator | 520˙000.00 |
| 2 |
LEIBNIZ-INSTITUT FUER NEUE MATERIALIEN GEMEINNUETZIGE GMBH
Organization address
address: CAMPUS D2 2 contact info |
DE (SAARBRUECKEN) | participant | 346˙250.00 |
| 3 |
THOMAS SWAN & CO LIMITED
Organization address
address: CROOKHALL contact info |
UK (CONSETT) | participant | 72˙500.00 |
| 4 |
CYANINE TECHNOLOGIES SRL
Organization address
address: VIA GIANNONE 3 contact info |
IT (SETTIMO TORINESE) | participant | 61˙250.00 |
| 5 |
CENTRO DE INVESTIGACION EN QUIMICA APLICADA
Organization address
address: BD ENRIQUE REYNA HERMOSILLO 140 contact info |
MX (SALTILLO) | participant | 0.00 |
| 6 |
METAL TECNICA S.A. DE C.V.
Organization address
address: "Eje 132 z. ind parque Fundidores, Zona Idustrial 399" contact info |
MX (San Luis Potosi) | participant | 0.00 |
| 7 |
PIANETA SRL
Organization address
address: VIA GIANNONE 3 contact info |
IT (SETTIMO TORINESE) | participant | 0.00 |
| 8 |
Universidad de Guanajuato
Organization address
address: LASCURAIN DE RETANA 5 contact info |
MX (GUANAJUATO) | participant | 0.00 |
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Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)
'Antibacterial coatings represent a huge market in healthcare and food sectors.CuVito brings together Mexican mining products and European product development, to produce a state-of-the-art copper nano-structured coating. Bacteria in hospitals present a major health issue.The effectiveness of cleaning is considerably enhanced on smooth, scratch-free surfaces.Anti-bacterial silver coatings are available; however they are not used in hospitals due to cost, effectiveness and durability.Copper offers a low cost, effective and environmentally friendly solution that could be readily adopted. The challenge is to retain copper nano-particles in a structure that provides antibacterial functionality, but prevents leaching.The CuVito consortium believes that the silsesquioxane structure, formed using Vitolane technology is the answer. Silsesquioxanes have the formula RSiO1.5 (where R is an organic ligand), and form cage or ladder structures.They confer hardness and abrasion resistance to coatings and, by selecting appropriate R groups (e.g. acrylate, glycidoxy) can chemically bond to the organic resin in the formulation controlling cross-link density to enhance durability.Hence silsesquioxanes are inherently suited to use in coatings for surfaces which require regular cleaning.Silsesquioxanes have been available for some years but at a prohibitively high cost, due to the complexity of manufacture.Vitolane technology is an alternative, cost effective production route which has been patented and is currently being scaled up commercially.It has a unique processing feature in allowing simple selection of R groups and it is proposed to use this to bond directly to the copper nanoparticles, resolving the issue of leaching.The objectives of the project of the project are: 1.Develop a copper nano-particle production process 2.Functionalise silsesquioxanes with copper using Vitolane technology 3.Produce a commercially acceptable coating 4.Validate coating in a hospital environment'
Introduzione (Teaser)
Antimicrobial coatings for the medical and food industries are an important deterrent to development of significant health hazards. A fruitful collaboration between Europe and Mexico has delivered cost-effective copper-based coatings for metals and fabrics.