CeNTI

Advanced solutions to promote a healthier and more comfortable lifestyle

Health and Well-being are market segments with remarkable growth potential. Given their economic and social importance and impact, they are highly regulated, being crucial to ensure the quality, safety, and efficacy of new products, while maintaining competitiveness.

New technological solutions have emerged to improve prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and assistance, as well as to monitor and manage lifestyle habits that impact health, always bearing in mind ethical issues, data security, and privacy.

In this context, CeNTI has participated in several research and innovation Projects, where new disruptive products and processes are being developed using Nanotechnology, Advanced Materials, and Smart Systems. Developments have focused on integrating functional and smart materials into traditional substrates, such as textiles, leather, wood, plastic, among others, to create innovative and differentiated products for the Health and Well-being sectors. Additionally, the Centre has excelled in developing intelligent systems combined with advanced design and engineering solutions for creating new medical devices and support equipment.

The combination of CeNTI’s technological capabilities results in disruptive solutions, such as the application of functional (nano)materials in coatings or fibres for controlled release of active ingredients, thermoregulation, antimicrobial, anti-odour and barrier properties, endowing these features on substrates such as textiles, laminates, ceramics.

The application of advanced materials and systems, combined with strong design and engineering expertise, enables CeNTI to create smart products, including wearables and medical support equipment, for different applications, such as new devices for biomonitoring, sleep quality, thermoregulation, muscle rehabilitation and recovery, medication status and intake, active disinfection systems, soft robotics (comfort and simulation), among others.