BioNano capital projects
Strengthening the capacity and capability of the North East of England for stimulating further innovations in emerging small-scale healthcare technologies is a key mission for Cenamps. To support this, Cenamps has established a programme of research that expands upon the existing activity within the UIC for Nanotechnology. The BioNano programme directs £2.5million of funding over a number of years into several cross-university research projects. The research concentrates on nano-science and technology relevant to biomaterials and sensors and draws on the UIC for Nanotechnology’s particular strengths in areas of multi-disciplinary research involving physics, chemistry, engineering, biological and medical science.
Photonics Materials Institute
Cenamps has funded the establishment of the national Photonics Materials Institute in the North East of England based at Durham University. The institute is exploring novel applications of emerging photonics applications, including TeraHertz technologies for medical imaging and homeland security.
Status: Institute established and R&D activities in progress
Screening Drug Metabolism
Cenamps has established a collaborative project between the University of Sunderland and the University of Teesside to develop a novel system to be used within the pharmaceutical industry. The project addresses the vital need to simplify screening of how new drugs are metabolised, making the process quicker and more cost effective
Status: Project currently in progress
Polymer lab-on-a-chip devices
Cenamps is strengthening the capabilities of the newly formed Teesside Centre for Nanotechnology & Microfabrication (TCNM). The centre is capable of innovating biosensors for medical devices including point-of-care diagnostics using biochips and sensors for monitoring of environments
Status: Project currently in progress
Micro and nano-scale surface structuring of biocompatible materials
Cenamps is working closely with the University of Newcastle upon Tyne to develop novel production technologies, capable of three dimensional and non-planar structuring of material surfaces at the nano and micro scale, without using a conventional masking and photolithography approach
Status: Project currently in progress
Nanoscale sensors for probing living cells
Cenamps is working with the University of Newcastle upon Tyne to develop new platform technologies for producing nanoscale sensors and probes. These will use silicon quantum dots to investigate processes in living cells and innovate targeted nanoparticle diagnostic approaches
Status: Project currently in progress
Nano-coatings for biomedical & sensor applications
Cenamps is working with the Advanced Materials Research Institute (AMRI) at Northumbria University to strengthen its capability to innovate new biocompatible materials. As part of this project, state-of-the-art Closed Field Magnetron Sputtering Technology facilities have been installed for producing nano-structured coatings
Status: Project currently in progress