Some of the recent achievements by FORTH/ICE-HT
are summarised below:
Prof. Antimisiaris' group received the EuroNanoForum 2011 award for their poster on encapsulating nanoliposomes
The poster entitled:
"USPIO encapsulating nanoliposomes with high entrapping efficiency, stability and magnetic properties"
by Athanasios Skouras, Spyridon Mourtas, Eleni Markoutsa, Marie-Christine De Goltstein, Claire Wallon, Sarah Catoen, and Sophia G. Antimisiaris,
received the EuroNanoForum 2011 award for the best poster. The EuroNanoForum 2011 took place in Budapest, Hungary from May 30 to June 1, 2011.
Dr. S. Antimisiaris is Professor at the Department of Pharmacy, University of Patras and collaborating faculty member of FORTH/ICE-HT.
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Systems Biology Studies of Dr. Klapa's group featured in BMC Systems Biology and evaluated in Faculty of 1000
The research work of Dr. Klapa's group on Metabolic Engineering and Systems Biology at FORTH/ICE-HT was recently honored by two significant distinctions
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Professor Spyros Pandis, Deputy Director of FORTH/ICE-HT, earns an ERC Advanced Investigator Grant for "Atmospheric Organic Particulate Matter, Air Quality and Climate Change Studies"
Dr. Spyros Pandis, Professor of the Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Patras, and collaborating faculty member and Deputy Director of the Institute of Chemical Engineering and High Temperature Chemical Processes of the Foundation of Research and Technology-Hellas (FORTH/ICE-HT) has recently been awarded the prestigious European Research Council (ERC) Advanced Investigator Grant for his research proposal entitled "Atmospheric Organic Particulate Matter, Air Quality and Climate Change Studies (ATMOPACS)".
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Contribution of FORTH/ICE-HT to the groundbreaking discovery of Graphene - the perfect atomic lattice
The close collaboration of FORTH/ICE-HT with the 2010 Nobel Prize Laureates in Physics is another example of the forefront scientific research conducted at the Institute in the field of nanomaterials and their applications.
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Funding of IP "PEGASOS" on atmospheric chemistry and climate change
The large scale Integrating Project PEGASOS on atmospheric chemistry and climate change interactions has recently been selected for funding by the European Commission. PEGASOS is coordinated by FORTH/ICE-HT.
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Funding of four RTD projects in the field of fuel cells and hydrogen production
The Institute of Chemical Engineering and High Temperature Chemical Processes of the Foundation of Research and Technology-Hellas (FORTH/ICE-HT) has recently received a new distinction at European level, as the European Commission selected for funding four (4) proposals in the field of fuel cells and hydrogen production. This is a field in which a large group of FORTH/ICE-HT researchers focuses its efforts.
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Innovative solutions for fuel cells
- New electrocatalysts (bimetallic and tri-metallic)
which are used as anodes for low temperature PEM fuel
cells. The new anodes are durable and offer high tolerance
to CO. Thus, they are valuable for clean energy production
from (reformation) hydrogen in a reliable and controlled
manner.
- Innovative polymeric materials which are used for
the production of high temperature PEM fuel cells
(150-200oC). The advantages of the operation
of a fuel cell at these temperatures are: (a) use
of common purity H2, (b) obviation of the
need for humidification of the gaseous reactants,
(c) higher catalyst activity and easier heat manipulation.
Microtechnology and Bioanalysis
New bioluminescent proteins in Bioanalysis
Use of Gaussia photopherase as a label for high sensitivity
DNA hybridization analysis.
Nanotechnology in Molecular Diagnosis
Innovative biosensor for DNA hybridization analysis
based on the coupling of gold nano-particles with oligo-nucleotides.
High-sensitivity methods for antigen identification
Use of RNA polymerase as label for antigen identification.
Innovative Materials
- New photonic polymers with controlled color of emitted
light. In particular, there have been synthesized
copolymers of oligo-fluorene which emit steady blue
light.
- Development of new catalysts for the production
of high quality carbon nanotubes (mono-layer and multi-layer)
through catalyzed vapor deposition. High yields are
achieved and the production cost is very competitive.
- Transparent thermo-insulating plates based on SiO2
aero-gels having the highest known optical transparency
and the lowest thermal conductivity of all known materials.
They can be used in the construction of double windows
and heavy duty refrigerators. Their use can reduce
energy consumption in the heating or cooling of buildings
up to 20%, and up to 60% for refrigeration.
Chemical Engineering and Biomedicine
- Innovative non-invasive spectroscopic method for
identification of drugs in the aqueous humor of the
anterior chamber in the eye between the lens and the
cornea.
- Innovative method for non-invasive early diagnosis
of the onset of cerebral-edema, caused by cranocerebral
injuries.
- Particle size analyzer for non-spherical particles
with axial symmetry such as bacteria, red blood cells,
etc.
- Innovative method for the encapsulation of substances
with anti-microbial action in polymeric matrices for
improved drug release control.
Simulation tools for specific applications
- Computer simulator for the production of thin films
of electronic materials on suitably patterned substrates,
with physicochemical driving forces (instead of using
conventional lithography) as a critical step in the
emerging technology of integrated circuits based on
ink-jet printing techniques. Contract work for a major
Japanese company.
- Computer simulator of the displacement of oil by
water in oil reservoirs, during secondary and tertiary
oil recovery. The first simulator worldwide which
incorporates the true mechanisms of two-phase flow
in porous rock formations.
- Computer simulator for the prediction of the spreading
and natural attenuation of mixtures of hazardous organic
substances (insecticides, herbicides, fertilizers,
other liquid organic pollutants, etc.) in the soil
and risk assessment concerning the pollution of aquifers
and bodies surface water.
- Package of innovative computer codes for the analysis
of the interaction between waves (electromagnetic,
acoustic, thermoelastic, etc.) with scatterers (solid
bodies) of any type, using the Boundary Elements Method
(BEM). Very fast and user-friendly, the only one based
on BEM.
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