Summary
- Profile Type
- Technology offer
- POD Reference
- TOSK20240709005
- Term of Validity
- 9 July 2024 - 9 July 2025
- Company's Country
- Slovakia
- Type of partnership
- Investment agreement
- Commercial agreement with technical assistance
- Targeted Countries
- All countries
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General information
- Short Summary
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Established Slovak scientific and research institute has developed a novel antibacterial material with special properties. A novel hybrid nanomaterial is composed of hydrophobic carbon quantum dots mixed with a polymer of choice in processes allowing manufacturing of different forms -coating, flexible film, foil, fiber and sheet.
The preferred cooperation type are commercial agreement or investment agreement. - Full Description
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The main problem of current methods used in antibacterial treatment is the use of costly materials which are additionally cytotoxic. Therefore, there is a need for new materials that will have controllable antibacterial activity to prevent bacterial resistance. These materials should be furthermore inexpensive, should not have side effects, and should require minimal maintenance. Recently, a new class of carbon nanoparticles has been prepared, and denoted as carbon quantum dots, which are an effective source of active oxygen. This form of oxygen can disrupt bacteria membranes in a very short time.
A team of inventors from the Polymer Institute SAS has achieved to mix this unique material into a polymer, creating a polymer composite with special properties. Antibacterial properties have been observed at very low content of carbon quantum dots which significantly reduces the cost of the composite material (as plastics themselves are inexpensive).
The institution is looking for a partner to cooperate with via commercial agreement or investment agreement. - Advantages and Innovations
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• lower production costs of the material compared to antibacterial agents based on silver or titanium,
• controllable antibacterial activity of the material,
• non-degradable, stable material over a long period of time (does not create chemical compounds with atmospheric gases or molecules present in biological fluids),
• high resistance of the material to photobleaching,
• solubility of used CQDs in organic solvents conventionally used to dissolve polymers,
• insolubility of the material in water or biological fluids (urine, blood, sweat). - Stage of Development
- Available for demonstration
- Sustainable Development Goals
- Goal 17: Partnerships to achieve the Goal
- Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
- IPR status
- IPR granted
Partner Sought
- Expected Role of a Partner
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The wide range of use of current polymer materials predestines this material for use as flooring material, wall and window covering, fibers for antibacterial sutures on the body surface and other applications where antibacterial effect is required, particularly in medical applications and in industries, such as production of foods and pharmaceutical production. This material also offers another important feature – the possibility of controlling the antibacterial effect which is (e.g. when used for floors and wall coverings in hospitals) controlled by the number of turned-on blue LED diodes on the ceilings or walls for example only during working hours. In addition, the antibacterial effect of the composite material does not decrease with time, and thus its lifetime is the same as the length of use of the polymer.
The institution is looking for a partner to cooperate with via commercial agreement (an industrial partner for licensing of this technology is sought) or investment agreement (a partner to sell this technology to is sought). - Type and Size of Partner
- Big company
- SME 50 - 249
- Type of partnership
- Investment agreement
- Commercial agreement with technical assistance
Dissemination
- Technology keywords
- 02007014 - Plastics, Polymers
- Market keywords
- 08001018 - Polymer (plastics) materials
- Targeted countries
- All countries