contact persons: dr francisco rubio (project manager) mr juan i. gallego (assistant project...
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Functional Liquid Crystal Dendrimers:
Synthesis of New Materials, Resource for New Applications
CONTACT PERSONS:
http://www.unizar.es/dendreamers/contacts.htm Dr Francisco Rubio (Project Manager) Mr Juan I. Gallego (Assistant Project Manager) Prof. José L. Serrano (Coordinator)
UNIVERSIDAD DE ZARAGOZADepartamento de Química OrgánicaC/ Pedro Cerbuna, nº 1250009 Zaragoza, SpainPhone: +34 976 76 12 09; Fax: +34 976 12 09 e-mail: [email protected] page: http://www.unizar.es/dendreamers/
BASIC DATA:• People.• Support for training and career development of researchers (Marie Curie).• Networks for Initial Training.• Grant Agreement No. 215884.• Starting date: 1st of October, 2008.• Duration: 48 months.• Maximum Community financial contribution: € 4,219,110.00
DEFINITIONS: • Dendrimers: new materials obtained with a highly controlled molecular structure in
several space orientations.
• Liquid Crystal (LC) Dendrimers: dendrimers that incorporate directional properties due to mesophase formation.
• Liquid Crystal (LC) Dendrimers + Active Molecules: multifunctional anisotropic dendrimers with wide variety of physical properties and new applications in two chosen lines: Biomedicine and Advanced Molecular Materials.
The aim is to concentrate and accelerate the knowledge distributed in different countries in Europe and reduce the existing gap between academically developed new materials and their industrial applications.
The strategy is based on a multidisciplinary training, which will include modelling of new materials, chemical synthesis and controlled chemical orientation, structural functional studies, physical characterisation of structural properties, biological modelling, molecular activity analyses, technology oriented samples and product escalation towards industry processes. These training aspects will go parallel to a research career, complementary formation and cooperation key-events.
PROJECT OVERVIEW:
The general aim of the “Functional LC Dendrimers: Synthesis of New Materials, Resource for New Applications” ITN is to plan, organise, implement and evaluate a joint PhD training programme, looking for multifunctional materials with applications in two fundamental subjects, i.e. Biomedicine and Advanced Materials Science.
PROJECT OBJECTIVES:
• Objective 1: Training of 16 European PhD (ESR) and improving the skills of 9 post-docs (ER) in this multidisciplinary field. In order to achieve this goal, all ESRs and ERs will carry out 5/6 (ESRs) or 3/4 (ERs) parts of their work period in their corresponding centres. In addition, they will spend a secondment stay in, at least, one of the other complementary centres of the Network. (See training part). Thus, it will be possible to combine for example: Preparation and physical characterisation, modellisation and preparation, physical properties and modellisation, synthesis and commercialisation (industry stages).
• Objective 2: Synthesis and characterisation of new functional LC dendrimers for Biomedical and Science Materials applications.
• Objective 3: Study of the physical properties of the new materials synthesised.
• Objective 4: Survey of the potential applications of the compounds prepared in both Biomedicine and Materials Science fields.
Theory andModellisation
UPATRAS
Synthesis and characterisation of the materials
UNIZAR / UHULL / CNRS-IPCMS / KTU
Applications
PHARMAMAR / NANOLOGICA / FRAUNHOFER
Design of New
Molecular Models
New Technical Possibilities For Selective Applications
Characterisation of thePhysical Properties
KTU / IST / FRAUNHOFER
Partner Department Contact person
UNIVERSIDAD DE ZARAGOZA (UNIZAR) http://www.unizar.es
Institute of Nanoscience of Aragon http://ina.unizar.es/index.php
Department of Organic Chemistry http://wzar.unizar.es/acad/fac/cie/quiorg/welcome.html
Prof. José L. Serrano [email protected]
UNIVERSITY OF HULL (UHULL) http://www.hull.ac.uk/
Department of Chemistry http://www.hull.ac.uk/chemistry/index.php?res=vhigh&first=yes&theRes=1440
Prof. Georg H. Mehl [email protected]
CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE
SCIENTIFIQUE (CNRS) http://www.cnrs.fr/
Institut de Physique et Chimie de Matériaux de
Strasbourg (IPCMS) http://www-ipcms.u-strasbg.fr/?lang=en
Dr Bertrand Donnio [email protected]
Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der
angewandten Forschung e.V http://www.pioneers-in-polymers.com/index.html
Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer
Research http://www.pioneers-in-polymers.com/rd2/photochemistry.html
Priv.-Doz. Dr. habil. Joachim
Stumpe [email protected]
INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO (IST) UNIVERSIDADE TÉCNICA DE LISBOA http://www.ist.utl.pt/en/?language=en
Department of Physics http://cfmc.cii.fc.ul.pt/research/clrmn/liquid_crystals-nmr/?set_language=en
Prof. Carlos Cruz [email protected] http://cfmc.cii.fc.ul.pt/people/cruz/
UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS (UPATRAS) http://www.upatras.gr/index/index/
Department of Materials Science http://www.matersci.upatras.gr/en/index.htm
Soft Matter Theory & Simulations Group http://www.matersci.upatras.gr/SoftMat/
Prof. Demetri Photinos [email protected]
KAUNO TECHNOLOGIJOS UNIVERSITETAS
(KTU) http://internet.ktu.lt/en/
Department of Organic Technology http://www.ctf.ktu.lt/en/katedros/organines_technologijos/prof_j_v_grazulevicius
Prof. Juozas V. Gražulevičius [email protected]
PHARMA MAR http://www.pharmamar.com/Default.aspx
R&D Dr. Pilar Calvo [email protected]
NANOLOGICA AB http://www.nanologica.com/
R&D Dr. Alfonso Garcia-Bennett [email protected]