Objectif The manufacture of bioresorbable medical devices for temporary implantation inside the human body is growing into a high-value industry with many benefits over traditional devices. Bioresorbable devices do not need a removal operation, reducing patient trauma and significant healthcare costs. Due to the ability to add antibacterial or antibiotic drugs and to control the release rate at the implant site, such devices can reduce the number of post-operative complications and open up possibilities for new therapies.However, development times for new devices can be lengthy and extremely expensive. Bioresorbable materials have a high cost and are difficult to process, resulting in high scrap rates. The addition of fillers such as bioactive particles further complicate the manufacture. In Bio-PolyTec, sensor technology - centering on optical spectroscopic techniques - will be developed for in-process monitoring of the key quality measures of polymer degradation and additive dispersion. The availability of this information in real-time rather than after time-consuming and expensive laboratory testing represents a significant improvement in Quality Control for bioresorbable devices as well as enabling better process control. The influence of typical processing procedures on the degradation and mixing and hence subsequent bioresorption/release behaviour and mechanical properties will be fully investigated for the commercial products of the consortium SMEs to optimise their processes to achieve specific and consistent product requirements. In particular the processing of Polylactic Acid (PLA) and dispersion of bioactive Calcium Phosphate particles for orthopaedic implants will be investigated among other polymer/filler systems.The innovations in sensor technology will extend outside the consortium to enable other device manufacturers to reduce scrap rates and hence production costs for bioresorbable devices. The 'trial-and-error' guesswork is taken out of the process development stage for new products, significantly reducing the time and cost and stimulating activity in the market. Possible batch-to-batch variation will be eliminated, avoiding adverse behaviour of the products after implantation in a patient. Champ scientifique engineering and technologyindustrial biotechnologybiomaterialsbioplasticspolylactic acidnatural scienceschemical sciencesinorganic chemistryalkaline earth metalsnatural scienceschemical sciencespolymer sciencesmedical and health sciencesbasic medicinepharmacology and pharmacypharmaceutical drugsantibioticsengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringsensors Programme(s) FP7-SME - Specific Programme "Capacities": Research for the benefit of SMEs Thème(s) SME-2013-1 - Research for SMEs Appel à propositions FP7-SME-2013 Voir d’autres projets de cet appel Régime de financement BSG-SME - Research for SMEs Coordinateur INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY SLIGO - ITS Contribution de l’UE € 44 608,80 Adresse BALLINODE - ASH LANE F56 Sligo Irlande Voir sur la carte Région Ireland Eastern and Midland Dublin Type d’activité Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Contact administratif Marion Mcafee (Dr.) Liens Contacter l’organisation Opens in new window Site web Opens in new window Coût total Aucune donnée Participants (7) Trier par ordre alphabétique Trier par contribution de l’UE Tout développer Tout réduire SCAFFDEX OY Finlande Contribution de l’UE € 171 349,50 Adresse KALKUNKATU 21 B 33330 TAMPERE Voir sur la carte Région Manner-Suomi Länsi-Suomi Pirkanmaa Type d’activité Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Contact administratif Tuija Annala (Ms) Liens Contacter l’organisation Opens in new window Site web Opens in new window Coût total Aucune donnée INNOVATIVE POLYMER COMPOUNDS LIMITED Irlande Contribution de l’UE € 156 199,75 Adresse LOWER LEESON STREET 42 NCC HOUSE 2 DUBLIN Voir sur la carte Type d’activité Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Contact administratif Joe Molloy (Mr.) Liens Contacter l’organisation Opens in new window Site web Opens in new window Coût total Aucune donnée FOS FASEROPTISCHE SYSTEME MESSTECHNIK GMBH Allemagne Contribution de l’UE € 349 001,25 Adresse RUTGERSSTRASSE 40 40 24790 SCHACHT AUDORF Voir sur la carte Type d’activité Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Contact administratif Erhard Giese (Dr.) Liens Contacter l’organisation Opens in new window Site web Opens in new window Coût total Aucune donnée THE QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY OF BELFAST Royaume-Uni Contribution de l’UE € 7 499,20 Adresse UNIVERSITY ROAD LANYON BUILDING BT7 1NN Belfast Voir sur la carte Région Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Belfast Type d’activité Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Contact administratif Fraser Buchanan (Prof.) Liens Contacter l’organisation Opens in new window Site web Opens in new window Coût total Aucune donnée TTY-SAATIO Finlande Contribution de l’UE € 7 504,00 Adresse Korkeakoulunkatu 10 33720 Tampere Voir sur la carte Type d’activité Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Contact administratif Minna Kellomäki (Prof.) Liens Contacter l’organisation Opens in new window Site web Opens in new window Coût total Aucune donnée PURAC BIOCHEM BV Pays-Bas Contribution de l’UE € 6 690,00 Adresse ARKELSEDIJK 46 4206AC Gorinchem Voir sur la carte Région West-Nederland Zuid-Holland Zuidoost-Zuid-Holland Type d’activité Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Contact administratif Marc-Anton Kruft (Dr.) Liens Contacter l’organisation Opens in new window Site web Opens in new window Coût total Aucune donnée PLASMA BIOTAL LIMITED Royaume-Uni Contribution de l’UE € 44 743,45 Adresse MEVERILL ROAD - INDUSTRIAL ESTATE UNIT 5 UNIT 5 SK17 8PY TIDESWELL Voir sur la carte Type d’activité Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Contact administratif Paul Steverson (Mr.) Liens Contacter l’organisation Opens in new window Site web Opens in new window Coût total Aucune donnée