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Investigation Units

Basic Sciences

Materials Science and Engineering Research Center (CICIMA,for its acronym in Spanish)

The Materials Science and Engineering Research Center (CICIMA) is pioneer in the study of nanotechnology in Costa Rica and probably throughout Central America, is a scientific and technological research unit of multidisciplinary character dedicated to the study at the microscopic level of physical and chemical properties of materials, for their development and adaptation in industrial processes.

Objectives

  • To study the science and engineering of materials through the promotion of multidisciplinary groups, seeking its technological application and the construction of knowledge at a fundamental level, covering mainly the fields of nanomaterials, biomaterials and materials applied to clean energies.