Antimicrobial coatings by physical & chemical vapour deposition for application in aerorospace (ANCOP)

物理抗菌涂层

• 批准号: 104008
• 金额: $ 41.12万
• 依托单位: TEER COATINGS LIMITED
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Collaborative R&D
• 财政年份: 2018
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2018 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=104008
• 关键词: Antimicrobial; coatings; physical; chemical; vapour

Microbial and fungal growth in space environment are important challenges for the space industry. Typically, the number of microbial organisms is controlled through extreme disinfection and quarantine of astronauts but there is no established means of eliminating the organisms once in the space environment. The ANCOP project is focused on exploiting the disruptive innovation involving nano-cluster enabled Physical Vapour Deposition (PVD) coatings, nano-composite PVD coatings and functionalised Chemical Vapour Deposition (CVD) diamonds to address the problem of microbial growth in space environment both on surfaces and critical components in manned satellites. Nano-cluster enabled PVD & nano-composite PVD coatings will enhance and retain surfaces' antimicrobial properties by controlling the size of silver nanoparticles in the coatings. In parallel, CVD-deposited functionalised diamond will be developed, adding anti-microbial functionality to the hard, wear resistant and/or decorative aspects of that coating. Post-project, similar coatings will also be exploited in terrestrial environments, including healthcare, agri-food & transport (automotive, aerospace, rail, marine, etc.). This business-led project brings together one industrial partner in the UK, Teer Coatings Ltd (TCL), with two UK universities, Aston University (AU) and Birmingham City University (BCU) and a partner in Shanghai, Shanghai Aerospace Equipments Manufacturer (SAEM).

太空环境中微生物和真菌的生长是航天工业面临的重要挑战。通常，微生物的数量是通过对宇航员进行极端消毒和检疫来控制的，但一旦进入太空环境，就没有既定的方法来消除这些微生物。 ANCOP项目的重点是利用涉及纳米团簇物理气相沉积（PVD）涂层、纳米复合PVD涂层和功能化化学气相沉积（CVD）金刚石的颠覆性创新来解决太空环境中微生物在表面生长的问题以及载人卫星的关键部件。纳米簇PVD 和纳米复合PVD 涂层将通过控制涂层中银纳米颗粒的尺寸来增强和保留表面的抗菌性能。与此同时，还将开发 CVD 沉积功能化金刚石，为该涂层的坚硬、耐磨和/或装饰性方面添加抗菌功能。项目完成后，类似的涂料也将用于陆地环境，包括医疗保健、农业食品和运输（汽车、航空航天、铁路、海洋等）。这个以商业为主导的项目汇集了英国的一个工业合作伙伴，Teer Coatings Ltd (TCL)，与两所英国大学，阿斯顿大学 (AU) 和伯明翰城市大学 (BCU)，以及上海的合作伙伴，上海航天设备制造厂 (SAEM) ）。