Medical Applications of IF nanoparticles

Project Information

MEDIF-2

Grant agreement ID: 324571

Project closed

Start date 1 March 2013

End date 28 February 2014

Funded under

• Specific programme: "Ideas" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013)

Total cost € 168 224,40

EU contribution € 150 000,00

Coordinated by

WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE
Israel

Objective

"Back in 1992 we have found that nanoparticles of inorganic compounds with layered (2D) structure, including MoS2, NiBr2, Cs2O and many others, form hollow closed nanostructures- i.e. fullerene-like nanoparticles (IF) and nanotubes (INT). These nanoparticles serve as very good solid lubricants and are now exploited commercially. Using the leverage of the ERC project we have recently made major progress with the synthesis of new IF and INT, including SnS2 nanotubes and MoS2 nanooctahedra. We also found that Re doping of the these nanoparticles leads to remarkable changes in their physio-chemical behavior, including making them superlubricants (friction coefficient approaching 0.01). Based on these advancements, in both the materials synthesis and bio-medical studies, we propose to develop a number of new medical technologies which will be licensed to a start-up company at the end of this project. In order to achieve this goal we will employ a multifaceted technological approach. 1. Develop new self-lubricating coatings based the IF nanoparticles; 2. Explore a number of promising new medical applications which are associated with the low friction and surface energy of the IF NP, and 3. Embark on extensive bio-toxicity-bio-compatebility studies."

Fields of science (EuroSciVoc)

CORDIS classifies projects with EuroSciVoc, a multilingual taxonomy of fields of science, through a semi-automatic process based on NLP techniques.

• engineering and technology › mechanical engineering › tribology › lubrication
• natural sciences › chemical sciences › inorganic chemistry › inorganic compounds
• engineering and technology › materials engineering › coating and films
• engineering and technology › nanotechnology › nano-materials

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Programme(s)

• FP7-IDEAS-ERC - Specific programme: "Ideas" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013)

Topic(s)

• ERC-OA-2012-PoC - European Research Council ERC Proof of Concept

Call for proposal

ERC-2012-PoC
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Funding Scheme

CSA-SA(POC) - Supporting action (Proof of Concept)

Host institution

WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE

• EU contribution: € 150 000,00
• Address: HERZL STREET 234 ; 7610001 Rehovot ; Israel
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Total cost: No data

Beneficiaries (1)

WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE

Israel

• EU contribution: € 150 000,00
• Address: HERZL STREET 234 ; 7610001 Rehovot
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Total cost: No data