The agreement provides for joint research, development and scientific consulting by specialists of the university and the clinic of the Institute's staff on the use of products, in particular in veterinary medicine.
The use of carbon-carbon composite materials in medicine is one of the directions within the framework of the priority scientific and technological project "Innovative chemical, medical and pharmaceutical technologies"
Perm REC "Rational subsoil use".
Previously, carbon-carbon composite materials have been tested in clinics for the treatment of people and are currently undergoing state registration. The materials of "Carbon M" have properties close to the replaced bone of the human skeleton, and when installed form a bone-carbon block, the strength of which is higher than the strength of the native bone.
The agreement between the PGATU, UNIIKM and the network of veterinary clinics expands the scientific and technical potential of the development and will allow it to be introduced into veterinary practice as well.
"For us, as an institute engaged in the development of these composite materials, it is very interesting to expand the scope of application. Today we have an active project to create the production of medical devices from composite materials. We hope that our products will help both animals and their owners," said the General Director of JSC UNIIKM
Vladimir Chunaev.
The cooperation will also allow PSATU veterinary students to get acquainted with best practices already during the educational process.
"Our cooperation will have not only a theoretical, but also an applied aspect, so that future specialists who are trained with us can get practice in the appropriate medical institutions of the Perm Region engaged in the treatment of animals using these materials," said Alexey Andreev, Acting Rector of PSATU.
The veterinary clinic noted the advantages of the fact that carbon-carbon composites are a domestic development. This will allow veterinarians to be confident in the stability of the presence of materials on the market, as well as the ability to quickly interact with developers to improve products, as they gain experience working with them.
To date, a portfolio of technological projects has been formed in the Perm REC, including the development and implementation of 5 technologies for the design and manufacture of medical devices made of composite materials with unique properties
