SUrface enhanced Raman spectroscopy for PatHogen sensing and Anti-pathogenic Coating devElopment - SURPHACE

Project summary

The biological contamination of surfaces and air poses significant health hazards. It is essential to develop anti-pathogen surfaces to decrease pathogen transmission and sensing technologies enabling rapid, on-site analysis in various environmental and clinical settings. _x000D_ SURPHACE' Innovation Objectives focus on safe and sustainable development of smart surfaces that exhibit sanitizing & sensing capacity to reduce the pathogenic load, employing green & circular processes and data-driven optimization for function, safety, and sustainability. _x000D_ Key Results & Applications, is the application in air filters and tangible surfaces avoiding respiratory disease transmission also in combination with biosensing capabilities to monitor pathogens. _x000D_ Expected Impact & Benefits are smart surfaces and pathogen-monitoring that enhance infection control, reduce disease transmission, enable rapid detection, and support sustainable healthcare practices, leading to better efficiency and economic results.