Database providing access to the High Technology Network's industrial research offering: research competences, type of analyses and tests available at the Laboratories. Companies can consult the Catalogue to find Laboratories and researchers that match their needs.
Competence
ANALYSIS of defects origin and CHECKING with respect to construction solutions to achieve quality control and security performances of surfaces.
Biomarker identification to assess the effects of bioactive components in humans
CONTROL OF THE ENERGETIC CONSUMPTION: consumption records according to the plants typology, energetic audit in ceramic plants.
DEMONSTRATORS of developed materials and components
Design and enginnering of CERAMICS SLABS to be applied in high energy performant buildings
Development of APPLICATION TECHNIQUES of functional coatings
Development of FORMING TECHNIQUES with innovative solutions
Development of joint operations for the production of CERAMIC PRODUCTS
Effects of industrial processes on the nutritional qualities of foods
ENVIRONMENTAL WITHDRAWAL in production plants
Evaluation of dietary habits of the population in order to identify risk behaviours and prevention strategies
Evaluation of the interactions between food matrix and bioactive components
Evaluation of the organoleptic characteristics of food bioactive components and related food
Evaluation of the physical, chemical, and microbial characteristics of products
Extraction of bioactive components from food waste (polyphenols, omega3 and omega6 fatty acids)
Formulation of RAW MATERIALS MIXTURES
Functional compounds characterization from raw materials, ingredients, food and food industry left-overs
FUNCTIONALIZATION of ceramic materials
Human studies for the validation of nutritional/health claims (including analysis of biological samples and statistical analysis of the results)
Market survey and consumer trends towards functional foods
Mathematical modelling for product/process optimization
Optimization of raw material selection for food processing/products
Optimization of THERMAL CYCLES (drying and firing)
Packaging, designing and testing: choice of the proper materials for the desired product
Packaging, designing and testing: shelf-life evaluation of food products and bioactive components
Preparation of the nutritional/health claims application
PRODUCTS (tiles,bricks, sanitaryware, technical ceramics, advanced ceramics): determination of characteristics, properties and quality control
RAW MATERIALS: chracterization, properties and quality control
Requirementa and METHODOLOGIES of adhesives and sealing agents for ceramic tiles (adhesives data base)
Selection of nutritional/health claims according to EU Regulation
Set up of in vitro methods and animal models for the evaluation of the health effects of food bioactive components
STUDIES and RESEARCH programm on ceramic materials