Institute of Nanotechnology

Nanotechnology and the Health of the EU Citizen in 2020
5th-9th September - Edinburgh, Scotland

 

Supported by:

European Commission
European
Commission

Endorsed by:
Community Reserach and Development Information Service
Biomaterials Network
Joanneum Research
Tissue Engineering Scoiety International
Stanford University Office of Technology Licensing

Oxford Functional Neurosurgery

Institution of Mechanical Engineers
Fidia Advanced Biopolymers
UCB

 

 

POSTERS
The poster sessions at the conference were performed by the 90 most promising scientists, researchers (PhD students/ first post doctoral position) and students in Europe. These sessions offered attendees a fascinating glimpse of what the future might hold for nanomedicine.

Listed below are the titles of all the Posters that took place during the conference.


Titles of Posters and Names of Scientists/Researchers
The 40 Sponsored Posters

1. Characterization by Scanning Probes and Fluorescence of D1 Neuroreceptor Reconstituted into a Biomimetic Membrane
Laura Blasi
National Nanotechnology Laboratory, Universita' degli Studi di Lecce, Italy

2. Responses of Human Lung Cells after Exposure to Nanoparticles in Fly Ash at the Air-Liquid Layer
Silvia Diabaté
Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe GmbH. Institut für Toxikologie und Genetik, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany

3. The Application of Atomic Force Microscopy to the Development of Microbial Fuel Cells
Alvin Tan
Multidisciplinary Nanotechnology Centre, School of Engineering, University of Wales Swansea, UK

4. Multimeric Protein Structures as Novel Nanoscaffolds
Anu Jääskeläinen
Department of Biotechnology, University of Turku, Finland

5. Incorporation of Ordered Mesoporous Silica inside a Bioactive Porous Scaffold for Controlled Drug Release
Barbara Onida
Dipartimento di Scienza dei Materiali e Ingegneria Chimica, Politecnico di Torino, Torino, Italy

6. Intelligent Nanocomposite for Bone Tissue Repair and Regeneration
Beatriz Olalde Graells
Unidad de Salud- Biomaterials, INASMET- TECNALIA, Guipuzcoa, Spain

7. Surface Plasmon Resonance Imaging Monitoring of Protein-Peptide Interaction on Micoarrays
Boutheina Cherif
CH/INSERM U 548/CEA-Grenoble, France

8. Self-Exploding Microcapsules
Bruno De Geest
Department of Pharmaceutics, Ghent University, Belgium

9. Nanotechnology: Unique Clinical & Legal Challenges
Cheryl Power
University of Alberta, Faculty of Law, Canada

10. Techniques for Imaging Cell Interactions with Micro/Nanostructured Polymer Surfaces
Chris Mills
Nanobioengineering Laboratory (CREBEC), Barcelona Science Park, Spain

11. Nanorisk: The Safety and Risks of Carbon Nanotubes - an Integrated Foresight Study
Åsgeir Helland
Technology and Society Lab, Innovation and Technology Analysis, EMPA, Switzerland

12. Live cell Spectral Imaging using Gold Nanoshells and Surface enhanced Raman Microscopy
Colin Campbell
The Scottish Centre for Genomic Technology and Informatics (GTI), The University of Edinburgh, UK

13. Novel Bionanocomposites of Poly (lactic acid)-g-Chitosan and Montmorillonite for Biomedical Applications
Dilip Depan
National Chemical Laboratory, India

14. Potential of magnetic Nanostructured Inorganic Materials for Controlled Drug-Delivery Applications
Dr Manuel Arruebo
Department of Chemical and Environmental Technologies, University of Zaragoza, Spain

15. Evaluation of Novel Polymers as a Potential Drug Delivery System - In Vitro and in Vivo Studies
Dr Paraskevi Kallinteri
School of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham,U K

16. The Transmission Plasmon Biosensor: Biosensing based on Light Absorption of Immobilized Metal Nanostructures
Dr. Filip Frederix
IMEC , Belgium

17. Social Issues of Neuronal Transplants - A Methodological Approach
Dr. Ulrich Fiedeler
Institute for Technology Assessment and Systems Analysis (ITAS), Germany

18. Production, Immobilization and Electrical Characterization of Olfactory Receptors for Olfactory Nanobiosensor Development
Edith Pajot
INRA , France

19. Synthesis and Characterization of Magnetic Polymeric Nanoparticles for the use of Molecular Recognition
Erhan Piskin
Hacettepe University, Turkey

20. Continuous Nanofibre Yarns for Tisssue Engineering Medical Textiles
Eugene Smit
UNESCO Associated Centre for Macromolecules and Materials Stellenbosch University, South Africa

21. Nanodesign of Arabinogalactan-based Multi-purposed Hybrid Biocomposites for Prophylaxis, Diagnostics and Therapy.
G.P. Aleksandrova
Institute of Chemistry, Russia

22. Facing Nanotechnolgy's Health Applications and its Context of Implication
Gian Carlo Delgado Ramos
Autonomous University of Barcelona, Greece

23. Development of Near-Field Spectroscopic Methods for Nanoscale Studies of Eukaryotic Cells
Ioan Notingher
University of Edinburgh, UK

24. Composite Polymeric surfaces for Controlled cell Attachment and Growth and/or Controlled release of Active substances directly to Cells
Iseult Lynch
Lund University, Sweden.

25. Development of Carbon Nanotubes as Delivery Systems for Therapeutics
Lara Lacerda
University of London, UK

26. Cell Cultures over Nanoneedle fields
M. Denoual
Biomis-Satie ENS-Cachan antenne de Bretagne Bruz, France

27. Nanocomposite Fibres for Medical Filtration
Majda Sfiligoj Smole
University of Maribor, Slovenia

28. Electrospun PCL-Starch (70:30) Blend Nano Fiber Based Constructs for Tissue Management
Mari Keijola
Tampere University of Technology, Finland

29. Peptidic Nanoparticles for Tumour Targeting: Preparation, Characterization and Applications
Markus Meier
University of Connecticut, USA

30. Synthesis and Properties of Magnetic Nanoparticles with Potential Applications in Malignant Tumors Diagnostic
Mrs. Jenica Neamtu
National Institute for Research and Development in Electrical Engineering “ICPE-CA”, Romania

31. Nanoparticle Risk Assessment on the basis of Laser-generated Samples
Niko Bärsch
Nanotechnology Department, Germany

32. Dendrimer Assisted Surface Patterning of Biomolecules for Integrated Biosensors Using Resist-free E-beam Lithography
Parijat Bhatnagar
Cornell University, USA

33. Diffusion of Proteins in Nanochannels: A many-scale simulation approach
Marco Ferrone
University of Trieste, Italy

34. Versatile PEGylated Gold Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications
Robert T. Tshikhudo
University of Liverpool, U K

35. Functional Polymer Nanocontainers for Biological Applications
Sandrine Poux
University of Basel, Switzerland

36. Nanocolloidal Carrier Systems of Gatifloxacin: Preparation, Optimization and Characterization
Sanjay K. Motwani
Jamia Hamdard, India

37. Nanoparticles for Biology and Medicine
Teresa Pellegrino
University Munich, Germany

38. Trimethyl Chitosan-peptide Conjugates Designed to Target the Urokinase Plasminogen Activator Receptor: Nanovectors for Targeted Gene Delivery
Thomas Kean
Cardiff University, UK

39. Increased ROS formation and Oxidative DNA damage with Ultrafine Carbon Black exposure in Experimental Systems
Tsun-Jen Cheng
National Taiwan University, Taiwan

40. Biocompatibility Study on the Interaction of Carbon Nanotubes with Human Blood Plasma Enzyme systems
Carolina Salvador-Morales
University of Oxford, UK

Titles of Other Posters - 54 in Total

1. Small Angle Neutron Scattering (SANS) from Polymer-Stabilised Drug Nanoparticles: The Effect of Polymer Molecular Weight
Daniel Goodwin
King's College, London, UK

2. Non-Viral Gene Delivery for Cystic Fibrosis with LPD Complexes
AD Tagalakis
UCL London, UK

3. Simulation and SPM Observation of Model Plasma Bilayer Phase Separation Behaviour at the Nanoscale
Alistair Elfick
School of Engineering and Electronics, Edinburgh,U K

4. Nanoscaffolds Loaded with Human Serum Albumin
AM Piras
University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy

5. Atomic Force Microscopy for Medical Diagnostics
AI Archakov
Institute of Biomedical Chemistry RAMS, Russia

6. Biomolecular Recognition using Microcantilevers - A study using new Optical Techniques
Arun Harish
University of Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

7. Growth of Calcium Phosphate on Chitin and Chitosan
Ayla Çalımlı
Ankara University , Turkey

8. Nanoencapsulation of Textile Materials
B. Voncina
University of Maribor, Slovenia

9. Monodisperse Microgel synthesis inside Microfluidic Devices
Bruno De Geest
Ghent University, Belgium

10. Glucose responsive Polyelectrolyte Capsules
Bruno De Geest
Ghent University, Belgium

11. In vitro release study of Ultrastable Y-Zeolite and Silicagel
Caroline A. Aerts
Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium

12. Functional Polymeric Nanoparticles for Energy Conversion
Caroline Fraysse
Physical-Chemistry Department, Basel, Switzerland

13. Integration of Micro and Nanotechnology for Bio and Medical Applications: Silicon-Based Microelectrodes
Dr Jonathan Terry
Scottish Microelectronic Centre, University of Edinburgh, UK

14. Local Drug Delivery Using Magnetic Implants
Dr. C Marquina
University of Zaragoza, Spain

15. Ensuring Medical Nanotechnology Safety through Regulation and Research
Dr. D Rickerby
European Commission Joint Research Centre, Italy

16. Amino acid-based Hydrogelators for Oral Delivery
Dr. Kjeld van Bommel
Biomade Technology Foundation, Netherlands

17. Cytotoxicological aspects of Carbon Nanotubes and Nanopatricles
Dr. Peter Wick
EMPA Material Science and Technology, Switzerland

18. Biodistribution of 67Gallium Nano-sized Liposomes
E Afergan
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel.

19. Formulation and Characterization of a Bisphosphonate-loaded Polymeric Nanoparticles
Einat Cohen
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel

20. Liposomal Delivery Systems for the Treatment of Restenosis
Hila Epstein
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel

21. Porous Silicon Biomineralisation experiments for Nanoscaffold Applications
Irina Kleps
National Institute for Research and Development in Microtechnologies, Romania

22. Optical Biosensor method for Revelation of Hepatites Markers
D Ivanov Yu
Institute of Biomedical Chemistry RAMS, Russia

23. Synthesis of Multi structure Layers on Textile Surfaces
J Zorjanović
Deutsches Textilforschungszentrum Nord, Germany

24. Formulation and Characterization of Sex Hormones as NanoCompounds via Bottom-up-Technologies
Jenny Kegel
Schering AG, Germany

25. Unlocking the Locked-in; Design of an Implantable Microsensor to Wirelessly Transmit Brain Signals of Sufferers of Motor-Neurone Disease
Jon Spratley
University of Birmingham, U K

26. Surface Modification of Self Assembled Fluorescein-Diphosphate Nanoparticles
Katrin C. Fischer
Schering AG, Germany

27. Lanthanide (III) containing Nanoparticles as Potential MRI Contrast Agents
Malgorzata Noreka
Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands

28. Design of Nanosurfaces for Nanobiotechnology
Manuela Pennacchi
University of Perugia, Italy

29. Fluorocarbon Nanoemulsion Induces an Anti-adherence Effect on Cells (min-6) and Promotes the Formation of Pseudoislets
Margarita Sanchez
Institut Charles Sadron (CNRS), France

30. Solubilisation of Non steroidal Antiinflammatory Drugs (nsaids) in different Nano-emulsions made by Low Energy Methods
G Morral
University of Barcelona, Spain

31. Take a walk on the Nano side: Structural and Energetical Analysis of ATP-binding pocket mutations of the Cardiac Beta-Myosin heavy chain implicated in familial Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Prof. Sabrina Pricl
University of Trieste, Italy

32. Fighting Cancer at the Nanoscale: Computational Structural Biology and the Bcr-Abl/Imatinib Paradigm
Prof. Sabrina Pricl
University of Trieste, Italy

33. Nanostructured lipids/Inorganic Hybrid Materials: Preparation and Characterisation
Prof. J.M Devoisselle
ENSCM, FRANCE

34. Elucidating and Optimising Biomedical processes at the Nanoscale using Scanning Probe Microscopy
Steven Conlan
University of Wales, Swansea, UK

35. The Direct measurement of the Forces of Interaction of Microbial cells using Atomic Force Microscopy
Steven Conlan
University of Wales, Swansea, U K

36. Nanotechnology: Providing tools in Cardiovascular Sciences for eliciting the role of Calcification process in Heart Valves
Rahul Shetty
University of Laval, Canada

37. Expanding the Peptide toolbox for Nanobiotechnology: Protein-like Gold Nanoparticles
Raphaël Lévy
University of Liverpool, U K

38. Stability and Ocular tolerance of Ibuprofen Colloidal Systems
Ricart D
University of Barcelona, Spain

39. Identification of ENT Bacteria with Electronic Nose – Stochastic Resonance based Performance Enhancement
Ritaban Dutta
Warwick University, Coventry, UK

40. Novel Micro- and Nanostructured Materials based on Chitosan and Chitosan Derivatives
Rosica Mincheva
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Bulgaria

41. Superconducting Organic and CNT FETs as a Biochemical Transducer (SuFETTr) CB IGPh NASU
Rostyslav Skylar
Ukraine

42. Dealing with Socio Economic aspects in Lab on a Chip Innovations
Rutger O. van Merkerk
Utrecht University, Netherlands

43. In vivo Radioprotective Efficiency of Fullerenol c60(oh)24
Sanja Trajkovic
Military Medical Academy, Serbia & Montenegro

44. Sub-µm spaced Nano-porous Electrode systems: Fabrication, Properties and Application to sensitive Electrochemical Detection
Ulrich Müller
Universität Tübingen, Germany

45. Nanostructured Titanium Materials for Medicine
V.V Latysh
Innovative Scientific and Technological Centre “Iskra”, Russia

46. Immobilization of Indometacin to Fine Magnetic Particles for Anti-Inflammatory Therapy
V Závišová
Slovak Academy of Sciences, Slovakia

47. Stability of Flurbiprofen loaded to Nano-emulsions and Nanoparticles of Polyesters.
E Vega
University of Barcelona, Spain

48. Controlled Delivery of Antisense Oligonucleotides for Modulation of Platelet Derived growth factor Receptor Expression
Victoria Elazar
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel

49. InterDigitated Electrodes for Impedimetric Immunosensing of Stroke Markers
Wim Laureyn
Interuniversity Microelectronics Centre (IMEC), Belgium

50. New Biocompatible Nanomaterials for Controlled Silver Delivery
Prof. Petrus d’Amorim
Rede de Nanotecnologia Molecular e de Interfaces – RENAMI, Brazil

51. Nanodosimeter n-Domoled: OLED for UV personal Dosimetry
Prof. Petrus d’Amorim
Rede de Nanotecnologia Molecular e de Interfaces – RENAMI, Brazil

52. Application of Colloidal semiconductor Quantum dots as Fluorescent Biolabels for Diagnosis
Prof. Petrus d’Amorim
Rede de Nanotecnologia Molecular e de Interfaces – RENAMI, Brazil

53. SNP and Mutation Identification with Gold Nanoparticle Probes
Gonçalo Doria
Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal

54. Isotachophoresis for Integrated Microfluidic Analysis of Nucleic Acids
Lin Chen
Institute for Analytical Sciences (ISAS),Germany



Sponsored By:

Department of Trade and Industry

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council

Scottish Enterprise

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
Micro and Nanotechnology Network
Endorsed By:
nABLE Nanotechnology in Manufacturing CCI
Nano2Life
MiniFAB - The Micro - Nano - Bio Company
Institute of Occupational Medicine
The Eucomed Mission
MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology
Nanotechnology Researchers Network Centre of Japan
Laboratory Update
SelectScience
ESRC Centre for Social and Economic Research for Innovation in Genomics
QinetiQ Nanomaterials
GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals
A * STAR Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology
Innovations in Pharmaceutical Technology
Scottish Centre for Genomic Technology and Information
Frontiers
Micro and Nanotechnology Commercialization Education Foundation
Tangible Future
Media Partner:
Lab on a Chip

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