Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy for the reliable analysis of solid-state surfaces

Informazioni relative al progetto

NanoStruct

ID dell’accordo di sovvenzione: 101071560

DOI

10.3030/101071560

Progetto chiuso

Data della firma CE 27 Giugno 2022

Data di avvio 1 Luglio 2022

Data di completamento 31 Dicembre 2022

Finanziato da

• European innovation ecosystems

Costo totale

Nessun dato

Contributo UE

€ 75 000,00

Coordinato da

NANOSTRUCT GMBH
Germany

Periodic Reporting for period 1 - NanoStruct (Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy for the reliable analysis of solid-state surfaces)

Periodo di rendicontazione: 2022-07-01 al 2022-12-31

Sintesi del contesto e degli obiettivi generali del progetto

In many industrial and societal fields high purity materials are crucial. The production process of semiconducting devices or ultrasensitive lenses strongly depends on the absence of contaminations. But also in other industrial sectors unwanted contaminants like germs or environmental pollution can lead to dangers to human health or the environment. While the method SERS is already well known, its broad application in industry was up to now limited by the missing reliability of former SERS-substrates. NanoStruct aims at rendering the versatile and powerful method surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) more reliable. This new reliability opens the chance to enter markets like semiconductor industry or food industry formerly not accessible for the method SERS. Even the utilization of the method for the analysis of solid-state surfaces becomes feasible by applying NanoStruct SERS-plasters.

Lavoro eseguito dall’inizio del progetto fino alla fine del periodo coperto dalla relazione e principali risultati finora ottenuti

In the project at hand a thorough market analysis to understand the need for a new reliable, fast and precise analysis method in different markets and market segments was the central activity. Several concrete applications with high impacts for security and health could be identified and first customers and potential users of NanoStructs SERS-products were found. This sets the base for the final steps of product development, in particular the use and the test of the NanoStruct SERS-plasters in the industrial environment. Moreover, based on the findings of the market analysis a strategic plan to market the SERS products in the market segments where a high social and environmental impact can be achieved was developed.

Progressi oltre lo stato dell’arte e potenziale impatto previsto (incluso l’impatto socioeconomico e le implicazioni sociali più ampie del progetto fino ad ora)

In the project NanoStruct, several industrial areas could be identified, which have a large need for a sensitive and reliable method to identify contaminations. In each of them applying the new method potentially has a large impact. For example, the examination of surfaces for remnants of explosives can yield a higher safety for humans and the fast identification of germs, in particular bacteria, can lead to a faster allocation of illnesses, thus ensuring a fast and correct treatment of a patient and in semiconductor industry it can help in the development of new devices.

To ensure the successful implementation of the product in these high impact field, the next step is the optimization of the product for the particular application taking into account regulatory aspects and the environment where the product will be applied.