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KTU researchers received award for NonActivPans project

Important | 2024-07-16

During Global Innovation Summit 2024  which took place on 13-14 June in Turkey, KTU researchers received an award for Eureka research project „Technology for obtaining an innovative antimicrobial, non-active medical dressing through the use of indigenous bioresources (NonActivPans)“. The project was implemented with partners from Romania   and MB Biofita.

Congratulations to the team of Kaunas University of Technology: prof. Virginija Jankauskaitė (Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Design (MIDF)), prof. Virgilijus Valeika (Faculty of Chemical Technology (CTF)), assoc. professor Erika Adomavičiūtė (MIDF),  Ph.D. student Akvilė Andziukevičiūtė-Jankūnienė (MIDF)!

During the project was developmented  a technology for the production of antibiotic-free antimicrobial medical wound dressings using compositions based on animal waste (bovine, rabbit and other hides and skins, sheep wool).