Work Packages

Optimization of the innovative and sustainable nanoencapsulation technology, preparing the field for the large-scale production of the novel nanocapsules.

Development of efficient nanocapsules for the different applications, acting on the polymers to provide them no-release, triggering and targeting capacities.

Large-scale synthesis of the multifunctional nanocapsules to deliver demonstrators for the different applications:

• Nanoencapsulated PCMs to deliver functional first layer textiles for improving skin comfort;
• Nanoencapsulated cocktail of vitamins and antioxidants formulated into a cream for preventing skin ageing;
• Nanoencapsulated essential oils for prevention and/or treatment of skin microbial infections caused by gram positive bacteria, for application either in creams or textiles.

Study the scale-up process in terms of efficacy, cost-benefit, socio-economic and environmental parameters.

Validation, regulation and recommendations related to encapsulation technology, specifically:

• Evaluation of environmental impacts  throughout the products and process’s value chain carried out by life cycle assessment (LCA).
• Evaluation of demonstrators’ safety, transdermal delivery and allergic potential by means of in-vivo, in-vitro and ex-vivo studies;
• Exhaustive gap analysis of the current regulation and legislation, identifying needed actions;
• Production of policy recommendations and analysis of future trends and challenges.”

Economic evaluation, exploitation agreement, communication and dissemination activities of the project results.

Project management