Offer no. 35/13
Method for surface modification with nanocomposites, nanocomposite material and the use thereof
- Summary:
The invention relates to a method for surface modification with nanocomposites containing metallic nanoparticles. The method is fast, effective and versatile. Nanocomposite may be deposited on both hydrophilic and hydrophobic surfaces. It means that different materials can be modified (i.e. glass, cotton, wood, natural and synthetic polymers, hydrogels). Modified materials displays strong antibacterial activity towards both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria strains. Toxicity tests showed that in spite of its antiseptic properties the nanocomposite is harmless for mammalian cells. Finally, the method of surface modification we described uses mild, environmentally friendly fabrication conditions. Thus, it offers a facile approach for obtaining durable non-toxic antiseptic coatings for biomedical applications, but may also be used in other sectors: food, cosmetics and/or textile industry.
- Inventors:
Katarzyna Wybrańska, Jan Paczesny, Marcin Fiałkowski, Robert Hołyst
- Advantages / Innovative aspects:
- Versatility different materials can be modified (both hydrophilic and hydrophobic)
- The modification proces is fast and simple and there is no need of any harsh condition to be used
- The amount of nanoparticles attached to the surface is precisely controlled
- The method is ecologically friendly and inexpensive
- The product of the modification has homogenous and durable nanocoting
- Modified materials displays strong antibacterial activity whilst being harmless towards mammalian cells
- Keywords:
nanocoatings, nanoparticles, antiseptic, biocompatible
- Field:
- Usage:
Industrial technologies: Coating, Packing: Packaging materials, Construction technologies: Building materials, Material technologies: Composites, Properties of materials, Resistance, Corrosion, Chemical technologies: Inorganic Substances, Special Substances, Textile technologies: Finishing, Membrane and filtration technologies, Mikro. and Nano.technologies, Bacteriology, Biomedical engineering, Biology and Biotechnology: Tests In vitro, Toxicology, Agriculture: Biocontrol, Pesticides, Packing of food, Quality and safety of food: Microbiology of food.
- State of the progress:
stage of prototype
- Intellectual property rights:
Patent applications in Poland, patent in Europe
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