Universidade de Santiago de Compostela

R&D in materials at the University of Santiago de Compostela has a special impact on its Research Centres:

  • Centre for Research in Molecular Medicine and Chronic Diseases (CiMUS) (http://www.usc.es/cimus/es): Focused on the bio-health field, it stands out especially in biomedical nanomaterials
  • Singular Centre for Research in Biological Chemistry and Molecular Materials (CIQUS) (http://www.usc.es/ciqus): Focuses on medical and biological chemistry, new functional materials and synthetic technologies for sustainable development
  • Institute of Materials (iMATUS) (https://imatus.usc.es/): Focused on materials applied to health, industry, energy and the environment
  • Singular Centre for Research in Intelligent Technologies (CITIUS) (https://citius.usc.es/)
  • Interdisciplinary Centre for Research in Environmental Technologies (CRETUS) (https://cretus.usc.es/)
  • Galician Institute of High Energy Physics (IGFAE) (https://igfae.usc.es/)

 

General

Registered office: Universidade de Santiago de Compostela
Entity type: Universities and Public Research Organism
Size: > 250
Topics of interes:
HealthEnergyNanotechnologyModelling/simulation and Artificial IntelligenceCircular economy of materials

Contact Data

Registered office: Plaza del Obradoiro s/n, 15782
City: Santiago de Compostela
State: A Coruña
Country: Spain
Phone: +34 881 81 62 75
Contact: Fernando Casal (fernando.casal@usc.es)

Technological Aspects

Types of materials on which the activity is based:
Polymers2D materialsCompositesBiomaterialsCeramicsNanomaterialsSemiconductorsQuantum materialsPhotonic materialsGeopolymers or alkali-activated materials
Types of activities developed:
Development of materials and/or manufacturing processesPrototypingFunctional characterisationStructural characterisationSimulation of materials

Specific Technological Aspects

Nanoparticles for drug delivery, novel nanostructured materials intended to transport drugs and antigens, nanovaccines, Inorganic Nanoparticles for Cancer Treatment, dendrimers, gene therapy, drug delivery, polymeric nanostructures, micelles, Colloidal nanoparticles, nanocellers, nanobiointeractions, Bioceramics and hybrid materials for bone regeneration, polymerized blocks for implants, funcional nanostructures for Alzheimer’s disease, Scaffolds for in vivo Tissue Engineering, nanostructured materials for application in Hyperthermia, NMR, drug delivery, Porous and luminescent materials; Rigid dendrimers and linear-dendritic hybrid materials, application of nanomaterials in hyperthermia, Sensors and new monitoring materials in e-health, block co-polypers, Imprint lithograp, hybrid bulk heterojuntion solar cells,thermal microsensors, polaronic conductors, Hybrid catalytic systems by 3D printing, Functionalized 3D printed materials, Thermoelectricity, superconductivity, Complex oxides, oxide nanostructures, quantum materials, Simulation of semiconductor devices, Simulation of solar cells, Autonomous implantable systems by energy collection, chemistry of arynes for the construction of nanographenes, functional PAHs graphene nanoribbons with tailored electronic properties, Topological insulation, two-dimensional materials, Weyl semimetals, Calculus ab initio, electronic structure, density functional theory (DFT)