Marie Curie Doctoral NetworksGREENS
Training Programme on 5R’s implementation in the design, manufacturing and application of micro and nanorobotic platforms
Project duration: 01.02.2025 – 31.01.2029
Making the product cycle of micro- and nanorobots more sustainable is the goal of the doctoral network “A Training Programme on 5R’s implementation in the design, manufacturing and application of micro and nanorobotic platforms” (GREENS). To date, research on such micro- and nano-scale robots has concentrated on techniques to produce and deploy as many of them as possible in a cost-efficient manner, for example to be able, in future, to transport active substances in the human body.
The GREENS doctoral network aims to investigate how the whole process – from manufacture and production to application, right up to the disposal of micro and nano robots – can be designed sustainably and minimize their impact on the environment. The network is coordinated at the University of Barcelona (Spain). The Heidelberg project is led by Prof. Dr Eva Blasco. Her group does research at the interface of macromolecular chemistry, materials science and nanofabrication at the Institute for Molecular Systems Engineering and Advanced Materials of Heidelberg University.
Coordination: University of Barcelona, Spanien
Head (Heidelberg): Prof. Dr Eva Blasco
Institution (Heidelberg): IMSEAM
Editor's note: The contract negotiations have not yet been concluded.