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Call for Partners – Surface functionalization of the powder particles.
Please forward to industrial partners in pharma, metal injection molding, selective laser melting, and other powder-based processes.
The Haute Ecole Arc - Ingénierie, professor Oksana Banakh, is launching an exciting R&D project through the CoBooster platform and is looking for industrial partners to join!
🎯 Objective
Develop an Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) process to deposit ultrathin oxide layers (5–50 nm) on powder particles, to enhance key properties like anti-sticking behaviour and controlled dissolution.
⚙️ Why ALD?
- possibility to deposit ultrathin layers (min.5 nm) and to control the coating thickness (+/- 2 nm);
- reduced process pressure (the ALD does not need a high vacuum);
- perfectly uniform layer thickness on 3D objects ALD coatings are mostly oxides (TiO2, Ta2O5, ZnO, SiO2).
- These compounds are non-toxic and bioresorbable (important in pharma applications).
🏭 Industrial partners will:
✅ Provide relevant powders and evaluate their properties post-coating
📅 Deadline to join: July 3rd
🔗 Summary of all 10 active projects on the public website.