Objective INSTANT will face the challenge of the detection, identification and quantification of engineered nanoparticles (ENPs) in complex matrices such as cosmetic products and engineered food and drinks. Therefore, new detection methods and technologies are mandatory. This is completely in line with the Call FP7-NMP.2011.1.3-1 which deals especially with innovative, practically implementable and cost effective measurement approaches for ENPs in complex matrices. Recently emerging ENPs include Ag, SiO2, TiO2, ZnO, and organic NPs. The “Opinion of the Scientific Committee on the Potential Risks Arising from Nanoscience and Nanotechnologies on Food and Feed Safety” released by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) (2009) also highlights the urgent need for such a tool. Accordingly, the interdisciplinary project INSTANT will develop an innovative and integrated technology for monitoring the exposure of consumers to ENPs using a label free opto-electrochemical sensor array in combination with novel recognition elements.The SME driven INSTANT will develop an innovative, cost effective, and easy to use analytical tool to extract, detect and identify ENPs typically used in cosmetic products (e.g. sunscreen, toothpaste, deodorant, ...) and engineered food (e.g. instant soups, ketchup, ice cream, ...) and drinks (e.g. fruit juice, energy drinks, bottled water, ...). A crucial point of measuring in these complex matrices is the sample preparation and extraction. Therefore INSTANT will develop and integrate tailored extraction methods. Especially the size distribution of ENPs in the sample and the influence of the matrix on chemical and physical properties of the ENPs have to be taken into account. The INSTANT device will be designed to be used as a cost effective monitoring tool which is suitable for characterisation and classification of ENPs for the future implementation of quantitative structure-activity relationship studies. Fields of science agricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesagriculturehorticulturefruit growingengineering and technologyother engineering and technologiesfood technologyfood safetyengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringsensorsengineering and technologynanotechnologynano-materials Programme(s) FP7-NMP - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies Topic(s) NMP.2011.1.3-1 - New methods for measuring, detection and identification of nanoparticles in products and/or in the environment Call for proposal FP7-NMP-2011-SME-5 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CP-TP - Collaborative Project targeted to a special group (such as SMEs) Coordinator EBERHARD KARLS UNIVERSITAET TUEBINGEN Address Geschwister-scholl-platz 72074 Tuebingen Germany See on map Region Baden-Württemberg Tübingen Tübingen, Landkreis Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Guenter Gauglitz (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window EU contribution No data Participants (10) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all CORPUS DATA MINING HANDELSBOLAG Participation ended Sweden EU contribution € 386 414,80 Address Primusgatan 70 112 67 Stockholm See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Hans Grahn (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data BIAMETRICS GMBH Germany EU contribution € 425 054,80 Address Auf der morgenstelle 18 72076 Tubingen See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Florian Proell (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data UMEA UNIVERSITET Sweden EU contribution € 397 019,20 Address Universitetomradet 901 87 Umea See on map Region Norra Sverige Övre Norrland Västerbottens län Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Britta D Lindholm-Sethson (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data UNIVERSITAT WIEN Austria EU contribution € 396 286,40 Address Universitatsring 1 1010 Wien See on map Region Ostösterreich Wien Wien Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Peter Alexander Lieberzeit (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data UNIVERSIDAD DE CORDOBA Spain EU contribution € 442 140,00 Address Avenida de medina azahara 5 14005 Cordoba See on map Region Sur Andalucía Córdoba Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Carmen Tarradas Iglesias (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data SITEX 45 SRL Romania EU contribution € 377 345,25 Address Ghica tei blvd,bl.40,ap.2 dept.2 114 023709 Bucharest See on map Region Macroregiunea Trei Bucureşti-Ilfov Bucureşti Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Elena Ulieru (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data SOCIEDAD DE INVESTIGACION EN NANOESTRUCTURAS SL Spain EU contribution € 346 000,00 Address Plaza escultor ruiz olmos 12 14005 Cordoba See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Bartolome Simonet (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data BUNDESANSTALT FUER MATERIALFORSCHUNG UND -PRUEFUNG Germany EU contribution € 346 594,80 Address Unter den eichen 87 12205 Berlin See on map Region Berlin Berlin Berlin Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Andreas F. 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