The project is targeted to strengthen intersectoral and interdisciplinary collaboration in optical composite nanomaterials for optical chemical sensors. The main project goal is the development of novel optical nanocomposite sensors for the analysis of micro and macro elements in corn plants. We will design a versatile class of organic compounds Schiff bases (SB) and Metal-organic frameworks (MOF) with tailored properties as receptors of target ions, fabricate novel ZnO-SB and ZnO-MOF nanocomposites with advanced optical and sensitive properties towards target anions and cations, present in corn as micro and macro elements. The sensitive nanocomposites will be integrated into a microfluidic system, combined with a fiber optic detection system. The system will be used for the validation of real corn samples.
Project funding:
EU Research and Innovation Funding Programme “Horizon Europe”
Project results:
Sens4Corn project enhances intersectoral and interdisciplinary collaboration in optical nanocomposites for chemical sensing. The project will result in an innovative optical sensor system for the analysis of micro- and macroelements in corn plants. This system will provide faster and more cost-effective measurements compared to standard chromatography methods, creating a new service for agriculture. It has commercialization potential for small and medium-sized farm companies, while also strengthening EU research capacity in nanotechnology and material sciences.
Period of project implementation: 2024-12-12 - 2027-02-28
Project coordinator: LATVIJAS UNIVERSITATE
Project partners: Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava (STU), UKRAVIT SCIENCE PARK LIMITEDLIABILITY COMPANY (UCP), Dotnuva Baltic, UAB, NANOWAVE SPOLKA Z OGRANICZONA ODPOWIEDZIALNOSCIA (Nanowave), EDEN TECH, University of Naples Federico II (UNINA), AGRORESURSU UN EKONOMIKAS INSTITUTS, MB Zinotech, CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE (CNR), Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu, Kaunas University of Technology
