OUR TEAM
Elena del Corro García
Sara Martinez de Salinas Uzquiza
Anton Guimerà Brunet
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THE LABS
The Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2) is a non-profit research foundation belonging to the CERCA network of centres of the Government of Catalonia, and its Patrons are the Spanish Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), the Government of Catalonia, and the Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona. ICN2 is one of the founding members of the Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST). Its mission is to achieve scientific and technological excellence in the fields of nanotechnology and nanoscience. ICN2’s excellence has been recognized by the Spanish Government with the award of the prestigious Severo Ochoa Centre of Excellence accreditation (2014-2018, 2018-2022, 2023-2027).
TRIBOLAB
A dedicated space is created for the characterization of our in-house prepared TENG devices. The speciality of our facilities is patented synchronized TENG measurement system consist of linear motor, data acquisition system and customized automated load switching circuits. We aim at studying TENG devices with accuracy and provide a global TENG characterization standard system that currently is missing.
AEMD LABS
This is central lab equipped with multiple fabrication and characterization units. Our advanced Cellink Inkredible+ 3D printer is pneumatic-based extrusion system capable of additively manufacture soft materials with the Young´s modulus closer to that of the human body tissues where TENG devices will be implanted. This approach helps us in the creation of more efficient TENGs. Multiple potentiostats and electrometers helps us electrically characterize our technologies.
ICN2 CLEAN ROOM
Our TENG devices are fabricated with a special care in the Microfabrication Facilities of ICN2. It is dedicated 100 m2 ISO Class 6 and 7 cleanroom hosting state-of-the-art equipment like Reactive Ion Etching, E-beam evaporator. The control over the contaminations makes it ideal for the fabrication of bio-implantable systems.