Descrizione del progetto
Un nuovo modo di alimentare le soluzioni di assistenza cardiaca impiantabili
Ogni anno nell’UE le malattie cardiovascolari mietono più di 1,8 milioni di vittime. I dispositivi elettronici impiantabili (IED), come pacemaker e defibrillatori, sono fondamentali per la gestione di queste malattie, ma la loro dipendenza dalle batterie tradizionali ne limita la durata e l’efficienza. L’attuale tecnologia si scontra con le sfide della sostenibilità e del rapporto costo-efficacia, ostacolando l’accessibilità diffusa e la cura dei pazienti. Sostenuto dal programma di azioni Marie Skłodowska-Curie, il progetto NEW-TECH svilupperà un dispositivo avanzato per la raccolta di energia (EH, energy harvest) basato su polimeri piezoelettrici porosi. Guidato da esperti di meccanica computazionale e fisica dei polimeri, il progetto intende sfruttare polimeri piezoelettrici porosi come P(VDF-TrFE) e design innovativi di EH per creare fonti di energia durevoli, sostenibili ed economiche.
Obiettivo
The European Union (EU) is a world leader in implantable electronic devices (IEDs), such as cardiac pacemakers and defibrillators. Every year, more than 6 million new cases and more than 1.8 million deaths related to cardiovascular diseases in the EU, generating to the EU economy a cost of more than €210 billion a year. NEW-TECH is devoted to creating a new energy harvest (EH) device based on porous piezoelectric polymeric Polyvinylidene fluoride film P(VDF-TrFE) filled with a layer of Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) to use as a battery for IEDs. The current project will overcome the stagnation in the technology of batteries for IEDs and create a new EH device with high longevity, sustainability, and cheaper. The main research objectives of NEW-TECH are firstly developing an efficient finite element model capable of predicting the output power of the new multilayer EH device. Afterward, a new EH device composed of a multilayer structure of porous piezoelectric polymeric film P(VDF-TrFE) filled with a layer of PDMS organized in a mixed connection (in parallel or in series) will be fabricated. The validation of the numerical results will be done through an experimental setup consisting of a hexapod robot capable of mimicking the physiological human heart motions and providing mechanical deformation to the developed EH device. Finally, fatigue and chemical stability verification of the EH device will be done through different mechanical and chemical tests. NEW-TECH will bring together a Fellow who is an expert in computational mechanics and polymer physics and a host institution carrying leading academic know-how in energy harvesting technology to develop the next generation of EH devices for prolonging the battery life of IEDs. The placement at SSSA and BCM will give the fellow real-world expertise in robotics and manufacturing of EH devices, respectively. NEW-TECH will enable cheaper and more longevity EH devices for consumers and render Europe a pole of IEDs.
Campo scientifico
- natural scienceschemical sciencespolymer sciences
- medical and health sciencesclinical medicinecardiologycardiovascular diseases
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringrobotics
- medical and health sciencesmedical biotechnologyimplants
Parole chiave
Programma(i)
- HORIZON.1.2 - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Main Programme
Meccanismo di finanziamento
HORIZON-TMA-MSCA-PF-EF - HORIZON TMA MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships - European FellowshipsCoordinatore
50121 Florence
Italia