Overview

MONPLAS is a four year Initial Training Network that consists of some of Europe’s greatest experts who, in collaboration with end-users and equipment manufacturers, will provide tomorrows talent with the skills and knowledge to deliver technologies that will permit a robust, easy to use and low cost industrial instrument, whose measurements will correspond directly to the EC directive. It will do so through the application of know-how and techniques developed in Lab on Chip (LOC) technologies for human healthcare, to find novel ways to prepare and manipulate samples, improve detection technologies and apply developed instrumentation in a more systematic and ‘standardised’ way so as to generate greater and far more meaningful and quantitative data. MONPLAS’ training will expose 14 ESRs to state-of-the-art concepts and research techniques essential to compete in scientific research. In doing so they will be set on the way to becoming world-leading in the international community to drive international interdisciplinary research in MP and NP detection, and boost groups. The measurements of the robust, easy to use and low cost dedicated instrument, through direct correspondance by calibration to the validated EC method or standard, will permit widespread commericial applications for positive release and inspection of manufactured goods. From the synergy with other media, the technologies developed will also provide the groundwork for post project development of suitable instruments for sea water, air and some food-stuff monitoring.