Competences Center: Interfaces-Tribocorrosion and Electrochemical Systems (CC-ITES)

  • Biomaterials: Improving the performance of biomaterials through electrochemical treatments. (Increase of biocompatibility, increase of corrosion resistance and wear, etc.).
  • Materials for Energy - Micro and nano-structured hybrid nanocomposites obtained by electrochemical techniques. Optimization and modeling of production parameters and characterization of their functionality in accordance with the environment of use.
  • Advanced materials and protective layers for marine corrosive environments and specific biological and industrial environments: Increased corrosion resistance by surface modification.
  • Assessment and characterization of corrosion resistance of materials in relation to the environment and operation medium by means of in situ electrochemical methods and analysis of ex-situ surfaces for the estimation of the lifetime and the impact of their degradation to the environment.
  • Advanced materials for aerospace applications. Increasing the performance of aluminum and its alloys by the controlled formation of nanoporous or compact oxides.
  • Nanocomposite layers for industrial and biomedical applications. Increasing surface material performance by controlled codeposition of films and composite layers (nanodisperse particles in metal matrices).
  • Membrane and nanofiltration systems.
  • Green Chemistry: A new ecological approach for controlling and reducing materials degradation processes by using plant extracts as corrosion inhibitors.