Oyster Project
OYSTER: Open characterisation and modelling environment to drive innovation in advanced nano-architectured and bio-inspired hard/soft interfaces
OYSTER uses contact mechanics to bridge adhesion data at multiple length scales and link interfacial adhesion to physicochemical properties.
OYSTER brings Europe’s first-class laboratories and SMEs to take existing nanoscale characterisation technologies towards widespread utilisation in process optimisation and model validation.
OYSTER achieves this by sharing metadata in an Open Innovation Environment (OIE), where new paradigms of multi-scale contact mechanics are validated on selected application oriented reference materials through continuous interaction with the European Materials Characterisation Council (EMCC).
The OYSTER project was highlighted during the evening news slot of RAI1 (the first and main TV channel in Italy) on the 17 June 2019.The news segment was about “smart surfaces”, and OYSTER was selected for the great results the project has already achieved in terms of optimized materials and surfaces. The project coordinator, Prof. Marco Sebastiani was interviewed for this segment.
The RAI1 evening news are shown LIVE around the entire world, with a wide audience of around 5.5 Million people in Italy (share 25%).
Oyster Project nominated for Standards + Innovation Awards
The OYSTER Project has received a nomination for the Standards + Innovation Awards, organised by the European Committee for Standardization (CEN) and European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization (CENELEC).
More details about this recognition can be read in the News section or through this link to the CEN-CENELEC website
This project started on the 1st December 2017, it is an European large collaborative Project (NMBP-07-2017 – 3,99 M Euro – Grant Agreement 760827). The project Consortium is coordinated by the University “Roma Tre”, with the participation of 15 members from Academia, Research and Industry.
Partners
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This project is supported by the European Union under the HORIZON2020 Framework Programme Grant Agreement no. 760827
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Project Information:
Project Acronym: OYSTER
Project Title: Open characterisation and modelling environment to drive innovation in advanced nano-architectured and bio-inspired hard/soft interfaces
Project Reference: 760827