Last 27th of November, two of our CPT members, the researcher Raisha García and the student Noemí Gavieiro, participated in the NANO Research Night, a workshop organised in the frame of the European Research Night. Moderated by Jordi Díaz-Marcos (CCiTUB, IN2UB, Materials UB, ACCC), the central shaft of this event was explaining what is nanotechnology…
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Garfias, A.; Albaladejo-Fuentes, V.; Cano, I.G.; Dosta, S. (2020). Understanding the Influence of High Velocity Thermal Spray Techniques on the Properties of Different Anti-Wear WC-Based Coatings. Coatings, Vol. 10, Nº 12, Article nº 1157. Doi: 10.3390/coatings10121157 Link: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6412/10/12/1157 Abstract: This work analyzes the differences found in hard metal coatings produced by two high velocity thermal spray…
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Garrido, B.; Cano, I.G.; Dosta, S. (2020). Adhesion improvement and in vitro characterisation of 45S5 bioactive glass coatings obtained by atmospheric plasma spraying. Surface & Coatings Technology, Article nº 126560. Doi: 10.1016/j.surfcoat.2020.126560 Link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0257897220312305 Abstract: Plasma sprayed bioactive glass coatings were studied using crushed 45S5 bioactive glass powder. It is widely accepted that plasma sprayed…
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Our research group the Thermal Spray Center (CPT), has obtained the new TECNIO certificate for the next period 2020-2023. This certificate is given by Agència per la Competitivitat de l’Empresa -in English, Enterprise Competitiveness Agency (ACCIÓ), a public institution of Generalitat de Catalunya which is focused on promoting the innovation and internationalization of enterprises in…
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Last 28th of October was sucessfully celebrated the symposium on Thermal Spray Technology developed by the Thermal Spray Center (CPT) of the University of Barcelona and the Ceramics Technology Institute (ITC-UJI) of the University Jaume I. This event, moderated by the CPT Director Dr. Irene García Cano, adressed several of the last progresses and advances…
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Dosta, S.; Cinca, N.; Silvello, A.; Cano, I.G. (2020). Alumina Reinforcement of Inconel 625 Coatings by Cold Gas Spraying . Metals, Nº 10, Article nº 1263. Doi: 10.3390/met10091263 Reinforced Inconel 625 coatings have been successfully deposited by means of cold gas spray (CGS). Alumina has been simultaneously sprayed achieving a homogeneous distribution along the deposit…
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The Thermal Spray Center (CPT) is organising a simposia inside the frame of the LVII Congreso Nacional de la SECV, which will be celebrated this year the next 26th to 29th of October in Castellón (Spain). Under the title of Thermal Spray Technologies, the simposia is approaching several thermal spray applications on ceramic surfaces as…
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Canales, H.; Cano, I.G.; Dosta, S. (2020). Window of deposition description and prediction of deposition efficiency via machine learning techniques in cold spraying. Surface & Coatings Technology, Article nº 126143. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfcoat.2020.126143 Abstract In this work we describe an energy-based window of deposition, and predict the deposition efficiency for different cold-sprayed powder/substrate systems, using machine…
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Last 18th June, the CPT Technical Manager Dr. Sergi Dosta took part in a Virtual Preview Session of the ITSC 2021, entitled Coatings for Anti-Virus, Bacteria and Fungus Applications, where several experts held a discussion regarding how thermal spray applications can be used to deposit antimicrobial compounds on different types of high-touch surfaces. Under the…
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Our CPT researcher Dr. Vicente Albaladejo received the 2019/2020 PhD Extraordinary Award on the speciality of Materials Science for his Doctoral Thesis called Catalizadores Cu-perovskita para la eliminación de NOx procedente de motores diésel (Cu-perovskite catalyst for the removal of NOx from diesel engines), which was defended on September of 2017. This award was given…
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