Project: Hybrid Organic-based Nanostructured Devices for Applications
The project combines the expertise of groups working in complementary aspects of material science research in order to develop novel smart nanosystems, based on functional organic/inorganic hybrid materials, for the fabrication of quartz crystal microbalances (QCM) based devices to achieve QCM able to act as gas sensing devices. The device will be realized using nanocomposites based on an organic matrix, namely block-copolymers which are able to give ordered nanostructures by self-assembly, and inorganic fillers, such as metallic or metal-oxide nanoparticles. These systems can meet the strong requirements to develop new advanced materials for organic flexible electronics that overcome the actual limiting scaling difficulties. Using a nanostructured block copolymers matrix for sequestering guest nanoparticles, allows for the control of the spatial distribution of nanoparticles and the creation of low cost electronic devices with large scaling ability. This is currently one of the fastest growing areas in materials research that has only spanned the past decade. However, to date, there are limited databases and little understanding of the structure-property relationships. Within this project we will study the phenomena involved in the self-assembly of the polymeric matrix and the dispersion of inorganic fillers inside the matrix, aimed at the development of gas-sensing devices for new applications of high socio-economic relevance and able to compete effectively within the world-wide technological and economic environment. The project is two years long and involves 3 partners from 3 European countries (Italy, Spain, and Poland), with 2 industrial partners, the Novaetech s.r.l and the NANOGAP SUB-NM-POWDER S.A. companies. The partners are leading groups in their fields with complementary skills in synthesis, characterization of polymers, time resolved structural analysis, processing, functional materials and electronic applications. A fundamental task of this project is to combine the basic research developed by the academic groups with the improvements of the products commercialized by the companies involved in HONDA, i.e. metal nanoparticles and QCM.
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Acronym
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HONDA
(Reference Number: ESM-1906)
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Project Topic
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Engineering structural materials
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Network
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MATERA+
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Call
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Matera+ Call
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