CUVITO

"Nano-structured copper coatings, based on Vitolane technology, for antimicrobial applications"

Coordinatore	TWI LIMITED    more  Organization address address: Granta Park, Great Abington city: CAMBRIDGE postcode: CB21 6AL contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Debbie Cognome: Mcconnell Email: send email Telefono: +44 1223 899000 Fax: +44 1223 890952
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

#	participant	country	role	EC contrib. [€]
1	TWI LIMITED  Organization address address: Granta Park, Great Abington city: CAMBRIDGE postcode: CB21 6AL contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Debbie Cognome: Mcconnell Email: send email Telefono: +44 1223 899000 Fax: +44 1223 890952	UK (CAMBRIDGE)	coordinator	520˙000.00
2	LEIBNIZ-INSTITUT FUER NEUE MATERIALIEN GEMEINNUETZIGE GMBH  Organization address address: CAMPUS D2 2 city: SAARBRUECKEN postcode: 66123 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Wolfram Cognome: Seitz Email: send email Telefono: +49 681 9300 354 Fax: +49 681 9300 277	DE (SAARBRUECKEN)	participant	346˙250.00
3	THOMAS SWAN & CO LIMITED  Organization address address: CROOKHALL city: CONSETT postcode: DH8 7ND contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Harry Cognome: Swan Email: send email Telefono: +44 1207 505 131 Fax: +44 1207 590 467	UK (CONSETT)	participant	72˙500.00
4	CYANINE TECHNOLOGIES SRL  Organization address address: VIA GIANNONE 3 city: SETTIMO TORINESE postcode: 10036 contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Giuseppe Cognome: Caputo Email: send email Telefono: +39 116 706 347 Fax: +39 116 706 351	IT (SETTIMO TORINESE)	participant	61˙250.00
5	CENTRO DE INVESTIGACION EN QUIMICA APLICADA  Organization address address: BD ENRIQUE REYNA HERMOSILLO 140 city: SALTILLO postcode: 25253 contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Josefina Del Refugio Cognome: Perez Huerta Email: send email Telefono: +52 8444 389 830 Fax: +52 8444 389 830	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" city: San Luis Potosi postcode: 78395 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Andrés Cognome: Gómez Renaud Email: send email Telefono: +52 444824153011	MX (San Luis Potosi)	participant	0.00
7	PIANETA SRL  Organization address address: VIA GIANNONE 3 city: SETTIMO TORINESE postcode: 10036 contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Giuseppe Cognome: Caputo Email: send email Telefono: +39 116 706 347 Fax: +39 116 706 351	IT (SETTIMO TORINESE)	participant	0.00
8	Universidad de Guanajuato  Organization address address: LASCURAIN DE RETANA 5 city: GUANAJUATO postcode: 36000 contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Juan Francisco Cognome: Llovera Arredondo Email: send email Telefono: +52 473732006 Fax: +52 473732006	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.