New emitting proteins and all-bio matrices for Bio-WLEDs.

Project description

New fluorescent proteins and bio-matrices for eco-friendly illumination systems

White inorganic light-emitting diodes (WLEDs) provide excellent efficiency and stability but rely on rare earth chemical elements. Bio-hybrid WLEDs (Bio-WHLEDs) represent a sustainable and cost-effective alternative using fluorescent proteins (FPs) embedded into a synthetic polymer matrix. Currently, Bio-WHLEDs are limited to low-power applications as the continued excitation of FPs leads to denaturation. The EU-funded NMPLED project aims to design and develop improved matrices and proteins for the new generation of all bio-based colour down-converting coatings. Researchers propose to encapsulate the FPs into natural source biopolymers-based packaging matrices and replace the GFP-based proteins with a new class of dedicated FPs to increase the overall photostability of the FPs.

Fields of science

• engineering and technology › materials engineering › colors
• natural sciences › biological sciences › biochemistry › biomolecules › proteins
• natural sciences › chemical sciences › polymer sciences
• engineering and technology › materials engineering › coating and films

Programme(s)

• H2020-EU.1.3.2. - Nurturing excellence by means of cross-border and cross-sector mobility

Topic(s)

• MSCA-IF-2019 - Individual Fellowships

Call for proposal

H2020-MSCA-IF-2019
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Funding Scheme

MSCA-IF-EF-ST - Standard EF

Coordinator

FUNDACION IMDEA MATERIALES

Address

Calle Eric Kandel 2 Parque Cientifico Y Tecnologico Tecnogetafe
28906 Getafe
Spain

Activity type

Research Organisations

Links

EU contribution

€ 172 932,48