Project: Chemical metrology tools to support the manufacture of advanced biomaterials in the medical device industry

The global medical device industry is worth over 200 billion € annually but, although implanted medical devices improve the quality of life for millions of people, the rates of complications and failures due to incompatibility with human tissues and infection remain unacceptably high. Surface technologies that could help reduce this failure rate include thin film coatings, surface grafted biomolecules, nanoparticle coatings and drug eluting materials, which slowly release drugs into the body over a period of time. However, these technologies need new measurements to ensure the quality, efficacy and safety of the devices that use them. This project will develop the chemical measurement tools to characterise advances in biomaterials for the medical device industry. It will bridge the gap between proven laboratory techniques and emerging technologies. The results will help improve patient safety and enable European companies to remain competitive by increasing the quality and reproducibility of their products

Acronym	IND56 Q-AIMDS (Reference Number: IND56)
Duration	01/04/2013 - 31/03/2016
Project Topic	Metrology
Project Results (after finalisation)	See Website
Website	visit project website
Network	EMRP
Call	EMRP Call 2012 - Industry, SI Broader Scope and Open Excellence

Project partner

Number	Name	Role	Country
1	NPL Management Limited	Coordinator	United Kingdom
2	Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung	Partner	Germany
3	Istituto Nazionale di Ricerca Metrologica	Partner	Italy
4	Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt	Partner	Germany
5	Dansk Fundamental Metrologi A/S	Observer	Denmark
6	Medtronic Bakken Research Center B.V.	Observer	Netherlands
7	Smith & Nephew Medical Limited	Observer	United Kingdom
8	Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universität Hannover		Germany
9	The University of Nottingham		United Kingdom
10	Westfaelische Wilhelms-Universitaet Muenster		Germany