AGH University experimental bands to fly to the Moon. Space Technology Centre signs a contract with the ESA

The “MXene Material and Wearable Device Experiments in Low-Earth Orbit Space Habitat,” MXene in LEO in short, have been carried out for nine months already, with the main focus on studying Mxens. These are novel nanomaterials of numerous potential applications in space missions.

Owing to the contract signed on the 1^st of July, we will be able to test their stability at Low-Earth Orbit. What is more, the researchers have decided to combine nanomaterials with bacterial cellulose, a biomaterial whose ease of production may contribute to its applicability in space missions as well as it becoming an alternative to oil-based materials. With the help of these two modern materials, the researchers are planning to create bands for monitoring astronauts’ heart rate. It is supposed to be one of the first steps on the way to developing sensors monitoring life functions during missions.

The team consists of: Professor Tadeusz Uhl (director of the Centre), Dr Shreyas Srivatsa (koordynator eksperymentu), Dr Agata Kołodziejczyk, Dr Krzysztof Grabowski, Dagmara Stasiowska, MSc Eng., and Wojciech Guziewicz, MSc Eng.