Industry: Mechanical and Electrical Industry: Czech Republic Transaction Price: USD 1 million Transaction Mode: Equity Investment
Project introduction:
Researchers in Czech University ha ve developed an electromechanical transducer based on sliding nano-actuator (SNA). This device converts electric energy into mechanical work generated by the resultant force and displacement. The function of nano-actuator is based on the alternate sliding of two fiber systems. With modular design, the key components can be assembled into a high-performance large-scale compound driver.
The solution provided describes a relatively similar but artificial inorganic or polymer material structure. The result is an ideal actuator (linear motor), whose reverse function is as a mechanical energy converter's electric energy (current generator), a capacitor (large capacity power storage) or an accurate position sensor. Compared with the traditional piezoelectric actuator, its advantages are several orders of magnitude similar to those of biological muscles, equivalent response rate to excitation pulse, possibility of activation when the voltage is less than 1 volt, simple modular structure, flexibility and biocompatibility.
Its application fields include robotics (micro and nano electromechanical systems, electronics, automobiles, aerospace, national defense), medicine (surgery and orthopedic surgery, cardiac surgery, ophthalmology, ear, nose, throat) and general engineering.
Electromechanical transducer based on sliding nano actuator (SNA) can be widely used in various control tasks in natural and artificial environments. Its microelectronic compatible input signal can be generated by electronic control circuit.
Such drivers can be used in medicine for drug transportation, diagnosis, and implantation of active biocompatible polymers, instead of driving muscles with voltage equivalent to action potential, orthopedics, surgery, etc.
Researchers are seeking to cooperate with research institutions or companies with the skills to develop new applications of this electromechanical transducer.
Advantages of the project:
-Electromechanical transducer based on sliding nano-actuator, with s maller size, larger deformation, shorter response time, higher watt density and better positioning accuracy, and low input voltage-sliding nano-actuators (SNA) can provide engineering science with a simple analogy. High-performance technical actuator-large composite system can use high-performance modular design of key elements of nanometer-electronic and micro (nano).
-The key components of electro-mechanical systems (MEMS, NEMS) are s mall in size, short in response time, low in driving voltage, large in displacement and good in positioning accuracy.
Cooperation mode:
Look for industry partners or research institutions to further develop applications with commercial potential. If there is a scientific research cooperation agreement-European joint project (such as Horizon 2020) cooperation is preferred. As far as technical cooperation agreements are concerned, the purpose of cooperation is to jointly develop new applications and commercialize them in various industrial fields.