| Biocompatible Materials » Project survey » Projects in cooperation with industries » Preparation, characterization and immune system activation in blood by new conducting electrode materials in pacemaker applications | ||
| Project description The purpose with the project is to design a material for electrodes, that do not activate the inflammation system via contact activation by blood. Activation by blood causes fibrous encapsulation of the electrodes, which leads to the need for higher pulse voltage, which in turn leads to the need for more frequent changes of batteries. The collaborating research partner is Professor Pentti Tengvall at LiU, also a partner in the programme project “Time- and functionally programmed surfaces”. Susanne Nilsson, Sr Manager Material Technology at St. Jude Medical AB, says: “Collaborations with Swedish universities and institutes are here very important tools for ensuring a high level on research and development. The access to the expertise and front end research in different areas is a critical tool for a medical device company as basic research funding is limited as the focus for the company is and shall be on applied research. Projects like the one financed by the SSF, results in an innovative and creative problemsolving, facilitating the development of new functions and applications as well as optimised properties of existing products, as the competence for everybody involved is increased.” |
