TresClean is back in the news! An article summarising the results of our H2020 funded work to develop novel laser technologies to create antibacterial surfaces is now available from @CORDIS_EU.
https://t.co/Ii8lR8UO1H
#H2020, #lasers#Photonics21
Today TresClean officially completes its mission to demonstrate that tailored surfaces replicating the types of organic structures found in nature can produce beyond state-of-the-art fluid-repellent surfaces. Find out more about the projects work at https://t.co/sgvlSERsaI.
The final TresClean newsletter has now been published.
Read about the results and achievements of the H2020 TresClean project at https://t.co/6lSzhNnvTk
Look at what our partners BSH & @EcorIntern have been doing with Direct Laser Interference Patterning (DLIP) of 855 nm periodic structures on a surface of a 400 kg injection mould, and on the outer surface of a 1-inch stainless steel tube, both at the IFSW (@Uni_Stuttgart).
The @trescleaneu team met at @EcorIntern in Schio this week, to discuss the results achieved so far, and what will be done in the last 6 months of our Project. #photonics#laser
This periodic structure will then be transferred to the inner surface of the plastic water tanks after the injection process. (5 of 5) #lasers#photonics#antimicrobial#texturation
https://t.co/sgvlSERsaI
The used laser source is the TresClean ThinDisk Multipass Amplifier (TDMPA) with 8 picoseconds pulse duration & an average power of up to 1 kW at 300kHz repetition rate developed & built by University of Stuttgart IFSW. (4 of 5) #antimicrobial@TheBSHGroup@Uni_Stuttgart
This process was done with a structuring rate of 416 mm2/s (considering only the laser on time) onto an area of about 145,600 mm2 (280 x 520 mm2), 1000 x 500 mm2 are possible with the current system. The mould has a weight of about 500 kg. (3 of 5) @Uni_Stuttgart@TheBSHGroup
The picture shows the Injection mould after DLIP Treatment. Process was done with a structuring rate of 416 mm2/s onto an area of about 280 x 520 mm2. The DLIP optics used can be seen in the top right. The period of the structure is 855 nm. (2 of 5) #photonics#lasers
Our Partners have been busy The University of Stuttgart IFSW have structured the surface of the injection mould (provided by our partner BSH) with a line like periodic structure by means of the Direct Laser Interference Patterning (DLIP) method (1 of 5)@TheBSHGroup@Uni_Stuttgart
The @TresCleanEU project coordinators, @unipr, have published a scientific article in the Surface and Coatings Technology journal titled "Modelling the interaction between bacterial cells and laser-textured surfaces".
Check it out here: https://t.co/AFqS7wJq7z
New laser-textured metal surface ๐ก๏ธ inspired by the lotus plant ๐ฑand developed by @TresCleanEU offers self-cleaning properties and prevents bacterial adhesion ๐ฆ
#EUresearch#Metal#SelfCleaning#Antibacterial
โก๏ธ https://t.co/G3Krk9O6kD