Summary
- Profile Type
- Technology offer
- POD Reference
- TOLV20241011009
- Term of Validity
- 11 October 2024 - 11 October 2025
- Company's Country
- Latvia
- Type of partnership
- Investment agreement
- Research and development cooperation agreement
- Commercial agreement with technical assistance
- Targeted Countries
- All countries
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General information
- Short Summary
- Laboratory of optical biosensors and functional nanomaterials was established in 2020. Head of the laboratory Dr. Roman Viter. Laboratory consists of 3 Senior researchers, 2 PhD students, 3 engineers, 2 MSc students. Laboratory has experience of preparation and implementation of national projects, M-Era net, H20202 and HE.
- Full Description
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Laboratory of Optical biosensors and functional nanomaterials offers collaboration in the following areas:
-Fabrication and characterization of nanomaterials with optical properties (absorbance, reflectance and photoluminescence)
-Optical chemical sensors (microfluidics), biosensors and gas sensors
-Electrospinning for photocatalysis
-Drug-polymer formulation by electrospinning and 3D printing technology for drug delivery and encapsulation
-Multispectral optical characterization of biosamples (tissue), UV-curable polymers and composite materials (lignin-bitumen, lignin-plastic, etc.)
-Plastic recycling, fabrication of biodegradable composites by 3D printing
Facilities:
Optical measurements lab, (Photoluminescence (LED, Laser, UV-Vis) 350-900 nm, Low temperature measurements of photoluminescence and transmittance (77-400 K) , Absorbance/Transmittance/Diffuse reflectance for powders, thin layers, solutions 200-1000 nm, FTIR, optical chemical and optical gas testing chambers)
Chemistry lab (Hydrothermal synthesis of metal oxides, Metal-oxide ligand synthesis,
High temperature furance (1100 C, Ar, N2), Plasma treatment (N2, O2, Ar), Electrospinning (single and core-shell)
3D printing lab (FDM and LCD printers, single screw extruder)
Glassware lab (all manipulations with glass and quartz)
Mechanical workshop (prototyping) - Advantages and Innovations
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We aim our expertise and experience to solve partner's and client's needs.
Our recent innovations:
-Luminescence nanomaterials for metal ion sensing
-Nanofibers with amorphous drug dispersion with good dissolution
-3D printed drugs
-portable optical systems for optical sensor testing - Stage of Development
- Lab tested
- Sustainable Development Goals
- Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
- Goal 15: Life on Land
Partner Sought
- Expected Role of a Partner
- Looking for collaboration with industry and academic partners for development of new products and application for new projects.
- Type and Size of Partner
- SME 11-49
- University
- R&D Institution
- Type of partnership
- Investment agreement
- Research and development cooperation agreement
- Commercial agreement with technical assistance
Dissemination
- Technology keywords
- 02007014 - Plastics, Polymers
- 3D printing
- 09001007 - Optical Technology related to measurements
- Market keywords
- 08001022 - Agricultural chemicals
- Targeted countries
- All countries