Knowhow offering | |
Title | Self standing nanoparticle networks/scaffolds with applications in drug delivery, tissue engineering, catalysis etc |
Knowhow is available for | A novel process of preparing self standing nano particle networks with adjustable mesh size, prepared from various materials and having a wide variety of applications. The pore size ranges from nano to micro porous (500nm to 1mm) and is very precisely controllable |
Summary | A novel process of preparing self standing, crosslinked networks (scaffolds) of nanoparticles from commonly available materials as metallic, inorganic, semi conducting and magnetic particles, organic and polymeric compounds. The scaffolds have controllable mesh size and pore size can range from nano to micro porous. The particle volume fraction is between 0.5 to 50%. |
Advantages | • Generic production procedure • Can be formed in to ordered, structured phase, lamellar, spongy, cubic- preferably hexagonal network • Has a precisely controllable directionality and pore size can range from 500 nm to 1 mm |
Knowhow is listed under following categories | |
Knowhow from | CSIR-NCL, Pune |
Scientific/ engineering subject areas | Chemical sciences & engineering ; Life sciences/ biosciences & engineering |
Investor interest categories | Materials Technology including Nanotechnology ; Biotechnology/ Biomedical/ Health Technologies |
Industries | Medical Biotechnology, Biomed Products, Medical Healthcare, Diagnostics ; Pharmaceuticals, Bulk Drugs, Formulations Others |
Customer categories and nature of business | Businesses and other industries (B2B) ; Others |
Technology readiness levels | TRL B: Proof-of-concept demonstrated in lab scale |
Year of development | 2008 |
Whether patents are part of this offering ? | Yes |
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Database reference | |
Database record number | 20130929115819 |
Date of upload | 30 / Sep / 2013 |
Date of update | 4 / Oct / 2013 |
URL to site when communicating about this knowhow | http://nclinnovations.org/khdb/viewrecord.php?recordno=20130929115819 |
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