Provision of Research Collaboration Project to investigate highly antimicrobial inorganic coatings for infection control

Description

The University wishes to enter into a Research Collaboration Agreement with a Contractor. The subject of the Research Project is the evaluation of technologies for the production of adherent, hard, inorganic antimicrobial coatings. Lot 1: The Contractor must have an existing process in development which can produce antimicrobial coatings on surfaces by physical vapour deposition (PVD). The Contractor shall participate in a collaboration between The University and The Contractor to participate in the construction of apparatus to replicate the developed process and site this at The University. The coatings will be applied primarily, but not exclusively, to healthcare products such as surgical instruments and implants. The successful applicant (The Contractor) will work with The University under the terms of an agreed Research Collaboration Agreement. Additional information: The University welcome input from Contractors with regard to the development of the specification for this requirement.