Researchers of the University of Gdańsk and Gdańsk University of Technology will carry out the project “Technology of additive production of electroactive spatial structures from diamond-reinforced polylactide composites”. The research is financed under the Sonata competition of the National Science Center.
The aim of the scientists is to create a new composite material that will be dedicated to the construction of electrochemical sensors and transducers based on 3D printing in the Fused Deposition Modeling technology. The ambition of researchers is to offer the possibility of free printing of cheap and generally available sensors for medical diagnostics.
The developed composite materials will be able to modify their properties or shape by a specific change in environmental conditions. Such materials are referred to as 4D smart materials. The project will verify the possibility of their use for the controlled release of drugs.
