PARTNER SEARCH NMP7-EU-SMCP-3  
ricerca partner di una multinazionale, interessata a partecipare al Settimo Programma Quadro, tema 4, NMP.
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<Reference n.: NMP7-EU-SMCP-3>
<Deadline: 22/02/2008>
<Programme: >
<Project Title: Hydrophobic/hydrophilic switching of surfaces using
nano-structures >
<Financial Scheme: >
<Description: Approaches to control surface properties by building
nano-structures on the surface will be investigated; the initial focus
will be on the surface energy and mechanical properties. Other
properties such as chemical resistance and  corrosion resistance will
also be examined.  A major part of the project will be the development
of  mechanisms to switch the surface properties physically, for
example by heat or radiation. These surfaces will be studied as
potential new means for printing and imaging, with particular
reference to scalability and reproducibility for manufacturing.

INNOVATIVE ASPECTS: Academic work has shown that nano-structured
surfaces may have well controlled surface energy and that the energy
may be switched by physical stimuli such as UV light.  This work has
not yet been able to show the feasibility of reducing the concept to
practice in any industrial or commercial application, and
design/structure/property relationships of these materials remain
unclear.

MAIN BENEFITS OF THE PROJECT:
This technology will enable the production of new printing media that
will not require chemical processing and chemical enhancement of the
printing process. This will allow environmentally friendly processing
and printing. The technology may allow reusable imaging material,
which will dramatically reduce the use of raw materials in the
industry.>
<Organisation Type: Impresa>
<Partner Sought: PROFILE OF PARTNERS SOUGHT:
Universities, research institutes or SMEs
Preparation and manipulation of different classes of suitable
nano-structures, Analysis and modelling of nano-structures.
Development of switching chemistry mediated by physical stimuli.

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