Title: Development of water based conductive inks based on graphene for gravure and flexography printing (GRAPHEIN) (Project number = Τ1ΕΔΚ-02093)
Framework: “RESEARCH-CREATE-INNOVATION”, GSRT
Starting date: 2018
End date: 2021
Budget: 695.302,65 €
University of West Attica Budget: 237.475,28 €
Coordinator: Ass. Prof. Vassiliki Belessi.
Project Leader: Laboratory of Chemistry and Materials, Department of Graphic Design and Visual Communication, University of West Attica – Coordinator: Vassiliki Belessi and Electronic Devices and Materials Laboratory – EDML, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering School of Engineering, University of West Attica
Project partners:
- NCL Laboratory, Department of Material Science, University of Patras, Cooordinator: Vasilis Georgakilas.
- Laboratory of Membranes and Materials for Environmental Separations, Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, National Center for Scientific Research” Demokritos”, Coordinator: Steriotis Theodoros.
- Druckfarben Hellas S.A., Coordinator: Dimitris Mandis
Description:
The GRAPHEIN project aims to contribute to these challenges by aiming at (a) the production of conductive water-based printing inks (not simply based on water dispersions of graphenic materials) also building on industrial knowledge and experience and (b) the development of a final product (for gravure-flexography) that can be produced in existing industrial lines of ink production, without needing to significantly modify them. In addition, a functional electronic device (e.g. antenna) as well as specialized printing test images will be designed in order to demonstrate the printing capabilities of the new inks in demanding industrial FPEs applications. Moreover the most promising (against a set of specific performance criteria) ink formulations will be upscaled and tested in industrial printing machines. The new GRAPHEIN ink technology will be evaluated on the basis of techno-economic criteria in order to explore the prospects for further exploitation of the project’s results. The successful outcome of the project is expected to lead to significant findings with multifaceted scientific, technological, economic and environmental benefits. The new inks, apart from exhibiting high performance, are expected to be fully compatible with the existing environmental legislation, providing the basis for an eco-friendly technology that meets the demand for environmentally friendly products of high quality and added value not only for ink producers but also end-users in highly popular and commercially competitive industries such as the supply chain, smart packaging etc.
Research Group:
- Vassiliki Belessi, Assistant Professor , Coordinator
- Dimos Triantis, Professor
- Ilias Stavrakas, Professor