SAFE-ON Technology for Smart Antimicrobial Coatings

Project description

A quick solution to protect against the spread of bacteria

Any public surface can be treated with a special compound that kills any bacteria that it comes into contact with. Such antimicrobial covers have been in great demand since the COVID-19 pandemic. Also, nosocomial infections cause thousands of deaths each year in Europe. With all this in mind, the ERC-funded SAFE-ON project will bring to market its smart antimicrobial coatings. This entails the preparation of two antimicrobial coatings based on commercial formulations used in catheters and doorhandle covers (one based on hydrogels and the other, on silicone), and subsequent testing of their antimicrobial capacity. The project will test two prototypes: a coated catheter and a doorhandle cover.

Fields of science

• natural sciences › biological sciences › microbiology › virology
• medical and health sciences › health sciences › public health › epidemiology › pandemics
• medical and health sciences › health sciences › infectious diseases › RNA viruses › coronaviruses
• engineering and technology › materials engineering › coating and films
• natural sciences › chemical sciences › inorganic chemistry › halogens

Programme(s)

• HORIZON.1.1 - European Research Council (ERC) Main Programme

Topic(s)

• ERC-2022-POC1 - ERC PROOF OF CONCEPT GRANTS1

Call for proposal

ERC-2022-POC1

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Funding Scheme

ERC-POC - Proof of Concept Grant

Coordinator

FUNDACIO INSTITUT CATALA DE NANOCIENCIA I NANOTECNOLOGIA

Net EU contribution

€ 150 000,00

Address

Campus De La Uab Edifici Q Icn2
08193 Bellaterra (Barcelona)
Spain

Region

Este › Cataluña › Barcelona

Activity type

Research Organisations

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