Objective Hygiene/antimicrobial issues in public places (hospitals, schools, hotels, public transportation etc) are of crucial importance as inattention could lead to spread of viral diseases or epidemics and consequently to deaths. A typical example is that of hospital acquired infections (HAI). According to The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) in the EU, about 3,000,000 are infected annually with HAI and about 25,000 patients die from this. Such infections also bring extra healthcare costs and annual productivity losses of at least €1.5 billion. It is estimated that 15% of these infections is due to transmission through inanimate objects. Although sanitization and disinfection of surfaces using chemical liquids as chlorine or alcohol is a common practice to prevent transmission of diseases, many times such procedures are skipped, skimped or in the case of public transportation not practically feasible.There exists a great need for anti-bacterial/viral surfaces to reduce the spread of diseases. The SMEs of the consortium having identified this need propose the solution of self-cleaning, antibacterial electrolytic coatings of high aesthetics and durability. These composite coatings will consist of Sn-Ni matrix with doped TiO2 nanoparticles as a reinforcing mean. Doped-TiO2 nanoparticles having the ability to absorb visible light can be activated indoors and thus present enhanced photocatalytic activity.The incorporation of these doped-TiO2 nanoparticles in the Sn-Ni matrix will have as a result the self-cleaning and antibacterial properties. Of crucial importance is the percentage of the incorporated nanoparticles. In order to increase the co-deposition rate and consequently the photocatalytic activity, pulse current plating will be utilized. With this method higher co-deposition rate of nanoparticles can be achieved compared to the conventional direct current plating.These kind of coating will be able to operate under indoor light irradiation and can be applied to common touched objects (knobs, taps, handles) reducing the risk of infection’s transmission by 50-100%. Fields of science natural scienceschemical sciencescatalysisphotocatalysisengineering and technologymaterials engineeringcoating and filmsnatural scienceschemical sciencesinorganic chemistryhalogensengineering and technologynanotechnologynano-materialssocial sciencessocial geographytransportpublic transport Programme(s) FP7-SME - Specific Programme "Capacities": Research for the benefit of SMEs Topic(s) SME-2012-1 - Research for SMEs Call for proposal FP7-SME-2012 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme BSG-SME - Research for SMEs Coordinator ETHNICON METSOVION POLYTECHNION Address Heroon polytechniou 9 zographou campus 157 80 Athina Greece See on map Region Αττική Aττική Κεντρικός Τομέας Αθηνών Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Georgia Mertzelou (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window EU contribution € 36 096,00 Participants (9) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all ELPLATEK AS AF 1995 Denmark EU contribution € 321 060,26 Address Bybjergvej 7 3060 Espergaerde See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Jan Boye Rasmussen (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window KAMPAKAS METALLOURGIKI TECHNIKI EMPORIKI KAI VIOMICHANIKI AE Greece EU contribution € 316 001,69 Address Anatolikis thrakis 2 16122 Kaisariani See on map Region Αττική Aττική Κεντρικός Τομέας Αθηνών Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Nikolaos Kampakas (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window RISE RESEARCH INSTITUTES OF SWEDEN AB Sweden EU contribution € 29 260,00 Address Brinellgatan 4 501 15 Boras See on map Region Södra Sverige Västsverige Västra Götalands län Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Peter Leisner (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window TEKNISKA HOGSKOLAN I JONKOPING AB Sweden EU contribution € 28 000,00 Address Po box 1026 551 11 Jonkoping See on map Region Södra Sverige Småland med öarna Jönköpings län Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Sandra Dahlman (Mrs.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window INSTITUTTET FOR PRODUKTUDVIKLING Denmark EU contribution € 40 726,20 Address Diplomvej 376 2800 Kongens lyngby See on map Region Danmark Hovedstaden Københavns omegn Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Anette Alsted Rasmussen (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window ETHNIKO KENTRO EREVNAS KAI TECHNOLOGIKIS ANAPTYXIS Greece EU contribution € 16 000,00 Address Charilaou thermi road 6 km 57001 Thermi thessaloniki See on map Region Βόρεια Ελλάδα Κεντρική Μακεδονία Θεσσαλονίκη Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Elias Houstis (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window KENTRO EREVNAS TECHNOLOGIAS KAI ANAPTYXIS THESSALIAS Participation ended Greece EU contribution € 0,00 Address Technologiko parko a vipe 38500 Volos See on map Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Elias Houstis (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window PERSEYS ANONYMOS ETAIREIA EKMETALLEFSIS LEITOYRGEIAS FOREON YGEIONOMIKIS MERIMNAS Greece EU contribution € 29 423,08 Address Ethn. makariou 9 & el. venizelou 1 185 47 Athina See on map Region Αττική Aττική Πειραιάς Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Sergios Stamboulous (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window NADICO TECHNOLOGIE GMBH Germany EU contribution € 322 432,77 Address Haus gravener strasse 155 40764 Langenfeld See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Axel Schiemann (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window
