Innovative fullerenol – hydrogels based nanomaterials for health diagnostic and care applications
Authors: Ana-Maria Gurban, Lucian-Gabriel Zamfir, Mihaela Doni, Mihai Mitrea, Petru Epure, Maria Luiza Jecu, Cristina Firincă, Mariana Constantin, Iuliana Răut
Company/Institution: NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT IN CHEMISTRY AND PETROCHEMISTRY – ICECHIM BUCHAREST
Country: Romania
e-mail: office@icechim.ro
web: www.icechim.ro
The FULSENS-GEL project consists in the development of an innovative nanomaterial, based on combination of the elastic, flexible and resistant crosslinked hydrated polymer network with functional polyhydroxylated derivatives of fullerene, fullerenols (FL), resulting a new 3D conductive hydrogel with tunable network structures, active surface and improved electrochemical, mechanical and optical properties for sensing applications. FULSENS-GEL project addresses the needs for safety in healthcare, food industry, nutrition, agriculture and environment, through fast and accurate determination of (bio)markers, toxins, drugs residues, pollutants, etc.
Acknowledgements: This work is supported by the Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digitization, CNCS/CCCDI – UEFISCDI, project COFUND-M-ERANET-3-FULSENS-GEL within PNCDI III, project no. 318/2022. It is also acknowledged the support of Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digitization through Program 1 – Development of the national research-development system, Subprogram 1.2-Institutional performance- Projects to finance excellence in RDI, Contract no. 15PFE/2021.
