A Process Chain and Equipment for Volume Production of Polymeric Microtubular Components for Medical Device Applications

Project Information

POLYTUBES

Grant agreement ID: 229266

Project closed

Start date 1 July 2009

End date 30 June 2012

Funded under

• Specific Programme "Cooperation": Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies

Total cost € 5 032 808,55

EU contribution € 3 800 000,00

Coordinated by

RISE IVF AB
Sweden

Objective

Uses of innovative polymer microtubular components render opportunities to innovate the product design to meet new social and economical needs. Potential applications include specially shaped functional components for an instrument innovated by the Polytubes consortium for electrophysiological study on human sperms, heat transfer structural and functional parts for micro-heat-exchangers, parts for Capillary Electrochromatography, etc. Besides efforts to ensure functional realisation of the innovative products which use polymer microtubular components, manufacturing challenges must be met to produce sophisticated microgeometrical features of the components with an efficiency which is economically viable.

The overall objective of the POLYTUBES project is to develop a process chain and corresponding micro-manufacturing platform for the manufacture of polymer-micro-tubes and tubular micro-components for innovative products (medical and non-medical applications). It aims to create new markets for EU SMEs with innovative and economically competitive micro-products and micro-manufacturing equipment to meet the needs for a wide range of emerging applications. The development will also support the SMEs to increase business opportunities with new volume production capabilities in micro-manufacturing. The proposed development could place EU in a pole position in the manufacture and innovative applications of micro-tubular products.

Fields of science

• natural sciences › chemical sciences › polymer sciences

Keywords

• Electrosphysiology testing
• Medical devices
• Melt-spinning of hollow microfibres
• Micro-Laser-technologies
• Micro-forming
• Polymeric microtubular compoments
• Ultra precision microfabrication

Programme(s)

• FP7-NMP - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies

Topic(s)

• NMP-2008-3.5-1 - Volume production process chains for high throughput micro-manufacturing

Call for proposal

FP7-NMP-2008-SME-2
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Funding Scheme

CP-TP - Collaborative Project targeted to a special group (such as SMEs)

Coordinator

RISE IVF AB

• EU contribution: € 403 988,05
• Address: ARGONGATAN 30 ; 431 53 Molndal ; Sweden
• Region: Södra Sverige › Västsverige › Västra Götalands län
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Marie Pauli (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

Participants (16)

ASOCIACION DE LA INDUSTRIA NAVARRA

Spain

• EU contribution: € 121 000,00
• Address: CARRETERA DE PAMPLONA 1 ; 31191 Cordovilla
• Region: Noreste › Comunidad Foral de Navarra › Navarra
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Francisco Arasanz (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

DIAD SRL

Italy

• EU contribution: € 109 000,00
• Address: STRADA DELLA PRAIA 12/C ; 10090 BUTTIGLIERA ALTA
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Franco Natale (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

PASCOE ENGINEERING LTD

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: € 249 850,00
• Address: NEILSTON ROAD 135 LOCHFIELD HOUSE ; PA2 6QL Paisley
• Region: Scotland › West Central Scotland › Inverclyde
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Robert Smith (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENTAND RESEARCH LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY

Greece

• EU contribution: € 262 000,00
• Address: FEIDIPPIDOU 22 ; 11527 Athens
• Region: Αττική › Aττική › Κεντρικός Τομέας Αθηνών
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Nikolaos Mekras (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

MASMEC SPA

Italy

• EU contribution: € 100 400,00
• Address: VIA DELLE VIOLETTE 14 ; 70026 MODUGNO
• Region: Sud › Puglia › Bari
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Daniela Vinci (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

UNITECHNOLOGIES SA

Switzerland

• EU contribution: € 321 900,00
• Address: BERNSTRASSE 5 ; 3238 GALS
• Region: Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera › Espace Mittelland › Bern / Berne
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Jean-Claude Prélaz (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

INSTITUTTET FOR PRODUKTUDVIKLING

Denmark

• EU contribution: € 291 009,00
• Address: DIPLOMVEJ 376 ; 2800 KONGENS LYNGBY
• Region: Danmark › Hovedstaden › Københavns omegn
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Lars Hein (Prof.)
• Total cost: No data

MEDI-LINE sa

Belgium

• EU contribution: € 43 560,00
• Address: Rue des Gardes-Frontières ; 4031 ANGLEUR
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Paul Macors (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

Angaris GmbH

Germany

• EU contribution: € 75 600,00
• Address: GROSSE MARKERSTRASSE 18 ; 06108 Halle (SAALE)
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Bernd Engers (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

BPE INTERNATIONAL DR HORNIG GMBH

Germany

• EU contribution: € 51 500,00
• Address: FOHRENSTRASSE 51 ; 90542 Eckental
• Region: Bayern › Mittelfranken › Erlangen-Höchstadt
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Wolfgang Hornig (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG EV

Germany

• EU contribution: € 695 140,95
• Address: HANSASTRASSE 27C ; 80686 Munchen
• Region: Bayern › Oberbayern › München, Kreisfreie Stadt
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Rüdiger Dorner (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM

Participation ended

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: € 26 515,46
• Address: Edgbaston ; B15 2TT Birmingham
• Region: West Midlands (England) › West Midlands › Birmingham
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Robert Fekete (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE KOELN

Germany

• EU contribution: € 273 808,00
• Address: GUSTAV-HEINEMANN-UFER 54 ; 50968 KOELN
• Region: Nordrhein-Westfalen › Köln › Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Joachim Metzner (Prof.)
• Total cost: No data

UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: € 347 804,00
• Address: Richmond Street 16 ; G1 1XQ Glasgow
• Region: Scotland › West Central Scotland › Glasgow City
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: David Mcbeth (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

IMPERIAL COLLEGE OF SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY AND MEDICINE

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: € 250 240,00
• Address: SOUTH KENSINGTON CAMPUS EXHIBITION ROAD ; SW7 2AZ LONDON
• Region: London › Inner London — West › Westminster
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Carole Meads (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

IONOTECH LTD

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: € 176 684,54
• Address: GREEN MEADOW ROAD SELLY OAK 214 ; B294ED Birmingham
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Yuchun Gu (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data