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GENERAL DESCRIPTION

Ref: / FP7_NMP3_molecular_machine
Deadline for responses
(DD/MM/YYYY): max. 1 year / 11/02/2009
Title: / Design of molecular machine components. A mechanical point of view. (DEMOMACO)
Abstract:
Please insert a brief summary of your partner request (max. 500 characters). Be careful to avoid using non-standard characters, especially when cutting & pasting from other document formats / The proposed research will be emphasized on the development of a theoretical and experimental model for a molecular mechanical component such molecular bearings, telescopic arms, molecular roller bearings and will be focused on a synthetic work that is being performed to integrate and built these components in a molecular machines.
Description: / Molecular bearings are likely to be as ubiquitous in future molecular machines as conventional bearings are in today's macroscopic machines. The ability to design molecular bearings will therefore be crucial. Molecular bearings will be a fundamental component of many molecular mechanical devices. Molecular mechanical devices can be cover subjects as: power and strength, friction and wear, thermal noise and quantum uncertainty.
We will develop a theoretical and experimental model for each of the following mechanical components: molecular bearings, telescopic arms, molecular roller bearings and we will focus on a synthetic work that is being performed to integrate these components in a molecular machine.
The basic components structure will be based on carbon nanotubes structure.
The goal of this proposal is the design and construction of various machine elements in a molecular level using various methods like molecular dynamics and atomistic simulation and the used of scanning tunneling (STM) and atomic force microscope (AFM) to manipulate molecules and to built molecular systems.
The atoms constituting the different parts of the molecular bearing (the shaft and sleeve) are bonded to each other with strong covalent bonding. The atoms at the interface between shaft and sleeve are expressing by "Van Der Waals" repulsive forces, this keeps the shaft and sleeve positioned with respect to each other when no load is exerted.
We will investigate the friction and the wear that is produced using or not nano lubricants in a molecular level. The possibility to use or not lubrication in molecular components will be also investigated.
Also, we will investigate the possibility, if these molecular components and machines can stand any kind of external load.
The proposal will be submitted under 1.2.2 : Molecular factory
Keywords / Nanosciences, nanotechnologies, materials & new production technologies

EUROPEAN FUNDING SOURCE

EC Programme(s) / FP7 NMP 3
Type(s) of Project / SMALL
Development Stage / Proposal under development

ORGANISATION/COMPANY

Organisation Type / University
Organisation Size / ›500
Description of activities/other details / The University aims at performing high quality research (both foundamental and applied) in specific target areas, in the fields of engineering, physics, chemistry, and health sciences.

TARGET PARTNER

Target Partner Organisation Type(s) / Large company
Target Partner Expertise Sought / Active in molecular engineering, molecular manufacturing. Task in project to develop and built of carbon nanotube based molecular mechanical components and machines
Application Domain(s): / Medicine, health

Contact:

Prof. PantelisNikolakopoulos

University of Patras

Department of Mechanical & Aeronautics Engineering

Tel. +30 2610 969 421

FAX: +30 2610 997 207

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Anastasia Constantinou (NMP NCP for Greece)

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