Technologies

In this section it is possible to view, also through targeted research, the technologies inserted in the PROMO-TT Database. For further information on the technologies and to contact the CNR Research Teams who developed them, it is necessary to contact the Project Manager (see the references at the bottom of each record card).

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# Record card
255
Description

NANOINCICLO is a technology based on the use of nanostructured cyclodextrins (CDs) for the targeted delivery of drugs such as anticancer drugs, photodynamic drugs, anti-inflammatories, antivirals, antibacterials, nutraceuticals and metals with therapeutic and diagnostic properties. Successful CDs for the proposed technology are FDA-approved or in advanced pre-clinical investigational stage and include natural and functionalized, polymeric, and amphiphilic monomeric CDs.

Thematic areas
Chemicals & Physics
Materials
Materials / Photo-active & graphene-based materials
Chemicals & Physics / Micro and nanotechnology related to physical, chemical and exact sciences
Health & Biotech
Health & Biotech / Smart Devices for Health and Wellness
Health & Biotech / Nanomedicine
Health & Biotech / Diagnostic, Medical imaging & advanced bioimaging
Health & Biotech / Development of new drugs
Chemicals & Physics / Subtainable substances and green chemistry
Health & Biotech / Medical Device
# Record card
258
Description

The development of new materials with near-infrared emission (NIR, 700 – 1000 nm) represent an important target in the technological progress of innovative active components for OLED devices (including flexible ones), surveillance systems, autonomous driving, night vision sensors, fiber optic telecommunications and medical systems. In all these fields it still lacks a commercial NIR-OLED technology.

Thematic areas
Chemicals & Physics
Chemicals & Physics / Micro and nanotechnology related to physical, chemical and exact sciences
Health & Biotech
Health & Biotech / Diagnostic, Medical imaging & advanced bioimaging
ICT & Electronics
ICT & Electronics / Optoacustic sensors, Optoelectronic devices
Health & Biotech / Medical Device
Energy and environmental sustainability
Energy and environmental sustainability / Environmental engineering/technologies
Chemicals & Physics / Inorganic substances
Energy and environmental sustainability / Sensory
Chemicals & Physics / Organic substances
Chemicals & Physics / Colours & dyes
Materials
# Record card
94
Description

The metasurface optomechanical modulator is a device designed to modulate the amplitude, phase and polarization of a beam of electromagnetic radiation, independently, or simultaneously, according to prescribed paths in the parameter space (for example, as regards polarization, paths on the Poincaré sphere). The concept of our device can be applied to the entire spectrum of electromagnetic waves: from radio frequency, to microwaves (GHz), to millimeter waves (THz), to far and near infrared radiation, and to visible light.

Thematic areas
Chemicals & Physics / Imaging & image processing
ICT & Electronics / Laser technologies
ICT & Electronics / Optics & Acoustic
Chemicals & Physics / Micro and nanotechnology related to physical, chemical and exact sciences
Energy and environmental sustainability / Sensory
ICT & Electronics / Optoacustic sensors, Optoelectronic devices
Chemicals & Physics / Quantum optics
Materials / Optical materials
Chemicals & Physics / Atomic and molecular spectroscopy
ICT & Electronics / Telecommunications
# Record card
38
Description

The Q-PLL is a nonlinear circuit which can maintain a locked state when forced by two incommensurate frequencies.

The locked state is a third frequency parametrically selected among those prescribed by the theory of three-frequency resonances in dynamical systems.

In particular, the locked frequency forms a three-frequency resonance with the frequencies of the quasi- periodic input and is closely related to the pitch perception of complex sound in humans.

Thematic areas
Materials / Properties of materials, corrosion, degradation
ICT & Electronics / Sensor/multi-sensor technology, instrumentation
ICT & Electronics / Optics & Acoustic
ICT & Electronics / Robotics and control systems
Health & Biotech / Medical Device
Health & Biotech / Micro and nanotechnology related to biological sciences
Health & Biotech / Bio-medicals
ICT & Electronics / Electronics and microelectronics
ICT & Electronics / Information processing, information system, workflow management
ICT & Electronics / IT and Telematics applications
ICT & Electronics / Multimedia
ICT & Electronics / Telecommunications
# Record card
153
Description

To the enterprises working in the field of nutrition/nutraceutics and drug development/repositioning, we offer the know-how and state-of-the-art instrumentation of our labs to monitor multiple relevant biological parameters at the cellular level: metabolic activity, vitality, health, but also stress and toxicity. The use of advanced imaging techniques based on fluorescent/bioluminescent probes together with the availability of time-lapse acquisitions, guarantee the cutting-edge analysis of different biological parameters over time.

Thematic areas
Health & Biotech
Health & Biotech / Micro and nanotechnology related to biological sciences
Health & Biotech / Bio-medicals
Health & Biotech / New therapies
Health & Biotech / Diagnostic, Medical imaging & advanced bioimaging
Health & Biotech / Development of new drugs
Health & Biotech / Biosensors
Agrifood
Agrifood / Nutrition & health
Agrifood / Food quality & safety
# Record card
152
Description

The proposed system is based on a high-resolution electrocardiograph in which the electrodes are positioned on maternal abdomen. The acquired signals are processed using a completely unsupervised software for fetal ECG extraction based on independent component analysis, maternal ECG canceling and a quality index optimization. The electrocardiograph is constituted by a light-weight and light-dimension portable unit, which acquires the signals and transmit them to a computer where the analysis software runs.

Thematic areas
Health & Biotech
Health & Biotech / Bio-medicals
Health & Biotech / Smart Devices for Health and Wellness
Health & Biotech / Diagnostic, Medical imaging & advanced bioimaging
# Record card
170
Description

The present technology deals with jewels based on shape memory alloys and fabricated through additive manufacturing. In ICMATE-Lecco laboratories, several NiTi-based rings have been fabricated through a powder bed fusion technology (selective laser melting technique).

Thematic areas
Additive and advanced industrial manufacturing
Additive and advanced industrial manufacturing / Additive manufacturing processes and materials
Materials
Materials / Metals & alloys
# Record card
103
Description

The proposing team that works at CNR ISTEC has recently patented a technology for the production of the Smart Polycrystals (SP), i.e. transparent YAG-based ceramic polycrystals (Y3Al5O12) variably doped with rare earths ions and transition metals ions. The SPs solve the problem of the reduction of the efficiency in the solid state laser systems caused by the inhomogeneous heating of the single crystals during the emission process.

Thematic areas
Materials / Ceramic materials
Materials / Optical materials
Health & Biotech / Medical imaging & equipment
Additive and advanced industrial manufacturing
# Record card
128
Description

The proposed technology is about the development of an innovative sunscreen obtained from cod fish bones, according to the principles of the circular economy. The sunscreen is a reddish powder, which is constituted of hydroxyapatite (a calcium phosphate main component of human bones) modified with iron. It is prepared with a simple and easily scalable process (treatment of the bones in Fe solution and successively at T = 700 oC) and could be adapted for bones of other fishes. 

Thematic areas
Chemicals & Physics
Chemicals & Physics / Micro and nanotechnology related to physical, chemical and exact sciences
Chemicals & Physics / Subtainable substances and green chemistry
Energy and environmental sustainability
Energy and environmental sustainability / Renewable sources
Materials
Materials / Ceramic materials
Health & Biotech
Health & Biotech / Care, Hygiene, Cosmetics
# Record card
241
Description

Electrochromism is an optoelectronic characteristic of particular interest because it can be exploited in the creation of technologies such as smart windows (Smart Windows) to promote energy efficiency, automotive, sensor or visualization devices. Electrochromic materials change their optoelectronic characteristics, showing different colors depending on the applied electric field.

Thematic areas
Materials
Materials / Semiconductors and Superconductors
Energy and environmental sustainability
Energy and environmental sustainability / Rational use of energy
Health & Biotech
Health & Biotech / Diagnostic, Medical imaging & advanced bioimaging
Automotive transport and logistics
Automotive transport and logistics / Vehicles
Chemicals & Physics
Energy and environmental sustainability / Sensory
Chemicals & Physics / Organic substances
Chemicals & Physics / Colours & dyes
ICT & Electronics / Electronics and microelectronics
Chemicals & Physics / Subtainable substances and green chemistry
Materials / Optical materials
Chemicals & Physics / Atomic and molecular spectroscopy
ICT & Electronics
# Record card
79
Description

Our team can develop low-cost ultra-flexible sensors integrated on plastic substrate for volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and gas detection. These devices combine scalable fabrication technologies, implementing active materials such as nanostructured metal oxides or stack of nanostructures decorated with metal nanoparticles, thus enabling a high sensitivity (in the range of hundreds of ppb). These devices can be applied to numerous industrial and commercial sectors and they can be embedded in systems that are more sophisticated.

Thematic areas
Materials / Semiconductors and Superconductors
Chemicals & Physics / Micro and nanotechnology related to physical, chemical and exact sciences
Agrifood / Agriculture
Health & Biotech / Nanomedicine
Health & Biotech / Medical Device
ICT & Electronics / Nanotechnologies related to electronics and microelectronics
Health & Biotech / Biosensors
Energy and environmental sustainability / Sensory
Chemicals & Physics / Inorganic substances
Chemicals & Physics / Organic substances
ICT & Electronics / Electronics and microelectronics
Materials / Plastics, polymers
# Record card
81
Description

IMM has developed tactile sensors for the detection of objects and surface and for the handling of objects with humanoid robots (e-skin). These devices can be integrated on ultra-flexible and high conformable substrates and they can be used for multiple applications: 1) for a correct interaction with objects distributed in complex environment; 2) for a safe short-range interaction between humanoid robot and humans; 3) for fabricating smart wearables for the detection of biometric parameters (e.g. heartbeat); 4) for remotely control rovers with wearable gadgets.

Thematic areas
ICT & Electronics / Smart cities and Communities
Health & Biotech / Smart Devices for Health and Wellness
ICT & Electronics / Robotics and control systems
ICT & Electronics / Internet of Things
Automotive transport and logistics / Vehicles
Health & Biotech / Medical Device
Health & Biotech / Micro and nanotechnology related to biological sciences
Additive and advanced industrial manufacturing / Robotics
ICT & Electronics / Electronics and microelectronics
Materials / Plastics, polymers
# Record card
134
Description

The working principle of VTTJ is extremely simple. Two parts (at least one with tube shape) are screwed one into the other with a mechanical interference that creates a metallic seal. One part presents a cylindrical slot, the other presents a conical ring, whose diameter is slightly larger than the one of the cylindrical slot. When the two parts are screwed together, a plastic deformation occurs in the mechanical interference region.

Thematic areas
Aerospace and Earth Science
Energy and environmental sustainability
Energy and environmental sustainability / Nuclear fission/nuclear fusion
Additive and advanced industrial manufacturing
Additive and advanced industrial manufacturing / Vacuum/High vacuum technologies
Materials
# Record card
46
Description

Geopolymers belong to the class of chemically bonded ceramics: they are synthesized at low temperatures and are eco-friendly, as besides the low consolidation temperature required by the process they can be produced from secondary raw materials and industrial waste of various kinds, thus reducing the energy demand and the environmental impact of the entire production cycle. Materials such as fly ash, steel mill slag, biomass ash, sludge and silt, extractive residues, mineral and ceramic powders, organic or inorganic waste fibers, plastics, etc.

Thematic areas
Materials / Processes of production & treatment of materials
Materials / Building materials
Chemicals & Physics / Inorganic substances
Energy and environmental sustainability / Building materials
Materials / Ceramic materials
Automotive transport and logistics / Vehicles
Automotive transport and logistics / Shipbuilding
Chemicals & Physics / Subtainable substances and green chemistry
Aerospace and Earth Science / Aeronautical technologies and avionics
Energy and environmental sustainability / Waste management