CRP to Develop Biocompatible Polymers With AIXTRON PRODOS-200 PVPD System

The PVPD R&D tool, as it has been delivered to CRP, implements a CRP proprietary process technology patented by Dr. Damien Lenoble. The new system will be used to develop biocompatible polymers with novel combinations of properties, particularly for applications in nano-biotechnology, nano-medicine and intelligent nano-structured surfaces. Both partners will also jointly work on functional polymer thin films for applications in the field of organic electronics.

The system was commissioned at the occasion of the opening ceremony of a new nano-materials research unit in the CRP research department “Département Science et analyse des matériaux (SAM)”, where Dr. Albert Fert, the French Nobel Laureate in Physics for 2007, was the guest of honor.

“The modular concept of PRODOS-200 with its easy scalability to industrial scales based on AIXTRON’s proven Close Coupled Showerhead technology will advance our plans to develop processes for a wide range of polymeric materials with a clear focus on enabling new production methods for various industrial applications,” comments Dr. Lenoble, head of the nano-materials research section at the CRP. “I am confident that this system will cover our needs with regard to process flexibility, uniformity in thickness, doping, and composition. Choosing the AIXTRON solution was a straightforward decision because its design will enable new processes, which will lead to unique opportunities.”

AIXTRON recently launched the highly modular PRODOS-200 research system for substrates up to 200x200 mm² for various polymerization processes. Both partners aim to develop globally unique processes within the framework of this cooperation.

CRP will also use the system to develop conductive and transparent polymer layers for applications in flexible electronics and advanced nano-structured surfaces. Further applications include isolated nano-structures in the field of nano-biotechnology, e.g. in targeted nano-drug therapy, where nanoparticles act as a substrate and as the smallest transport systems, showing the impressive potential for this novel technology.

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