NANOBIOTOUCH
Nano-resolved multi-scale investigations of human tactile sensations and tissue engineered nanobiosensors
| Coordinatore |
Organization address
address: Edgbaston contact info |
| Nazionalità Coordinatore | Non specificata |
| Sito del progetto | http://www.nanobiotouch.org |
| Totale costo | 4˙933˙083 € |
| EC contributo | 3˙744˙590 € |
| Programma | FP7-NMP
Specific Programme "Cooperation": Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies |
| Code Call | FP7-N |
| Anno di inizio | 2010 |
| Periodo (anno-mese-giorno) | 2010-01-01 - 2013-12-31 |
Partecipanti
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM
Organization address
address: Edgbaston contact info |
UK (BIRMINGHAM) | coordinator | 1˙167˙258.00 |
| 2 |
SCUOLA SUPERIORE DI STUDI UNIVERSITARI E DI PERFEZIONAMENTO SANT'ANNA
Organization address
address: PIAZZA MARTIRI DELLA LIBERTA, 33 contact info |
IT (PISA) | participant | 496˙033.00 |
| 3 |
GOETEBORGS UNIVERSITET
Organization address
address: VASAPARKEN contact info |
SE (GOETEBORG) | participant | 395˙576.00 |
| 4 |
SCUOLA UNIVERSITARIA PROFESSIONALE DELLA SVIZZERA ITALIANA (SUPSI)
Organization address
address: STABILE LE GERRE contact info |
CH (MANNO) | participant | 346˙364.00 |
| 5 |
"C3M DOO, CENTER ZA RACUNALNISTVO VMEHANIKI KONTINUUMA - MODELIRANJE IN TRZENJE"
Organization address
address: VANDOTOVA ULICA 55 contact info |
SI (LJUBLJANA) | participant | 299˙600.00 |
| 6 |
UNIVERZA V LJUBLJANI
Organization address
address: KONGRESNI TRG 12 contact info |
SI (LJUBLJANA) | participant | 238˙080.00 |
| 7 |
SWANSEA UNIVERSITY
Organization address
address: SINGLETON PARK contact info |
UK (SWANSEA) | participant | 237˙774.00 |
| 8 |
UNIVERSITE CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN
Organization address
address: Place De L'Universite 1 contact info |
BE (LOUVAIN LA NEUVE) | participant | 190˙000.00 |
| 9 |
ROCKFIELD SOFTWARE LIMITED
Organization address
address: "King's Roas, Ethos Building" contact info |
UK (SWANSEA) | participant | 127˙996.00 |
| 10 |
COURAGE + KHAZAKA ELECTRONIC GMBH
Organization address
address: Groschenweg 39 contact info |
DE (KOELN) | participant | 87˙400.00 |
| 11 |
Optaglio s.r.o.
Organization address
address: Rez 199 contact info |
CZ (Rez-Husinec) | participant | 80˙656.00 |
| 12 |
UNILEVER U.K. CENTRAL RESOURCES LIMITED
Organization address
address: "UNILEVER HOUSE, VICTORIA EMBANKMENT 100" contact info |
UK (LONDON) | participant | 77˙853.00 |
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Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)
'The main scientific aims are to radically improve understanding of the human mechanotransduction system and tissue engineered nanobiosensors. This will be achieved through systematic integration of new developments from converging scientific areas by involving academic and industrial participants who are experts in cognitive sciences, microneurography, brain imaging, cell biology and mechanics, tissue engineering, skin physics (tribology and mechanics), microengineering, multi-scale multi-physics modelling, information processing, robotics, prosthetics and medical rehabilitation. The project will build on existing discriminative touch research in order to understand affective touch mediated by the human fingerpad. Sensors capable of detecting directional force and temperature will be developed since a combination of these modalities is critical to the affective component of the neurophysiological response evoked in taction. This next generation of sensors will include NEMS arrays and hybrid bio-NEMS systems. They will be integrated into a robotic finger with articulation controlled by neural network information processing that will allow artificial exploration of a surface to be achieved in ways that mimic human haptic behaviour and affective response. The impact of the project will include alleviating the effects of human touch and vision disabilities, improving the quality of life, security printing, brand protection, smart packaging, space exploration and also the evaluation of products such as textiles and skin creams using the instrumented robotic finger. The consortium includes industrial participants who will undertake specific technical exploitation activities in order to maximise the commercial impact of the research.'
Introduzione (Teaser)
The sense of touch helps us understand and interact with our environment. A biomimetic robotic finger could soon help individuals with various afflictions do that better, and even support quality control of products like textiles for which a pleasing touch counts.