Nanomaterials, device and tools for life sciences

Nano and biotechnology are two of the 21st century’s most promising technologies. Nanotechnology can be considered as a discipline where sciences, such as chemistry, physics and engineering, meet life sciences, contribute one another and provide a fertile ground for the development of systems with a wide range of uses in medicine, agriculture, and the environment. Such development of safe next-generation tools undeniably relies on a robust understanding of nanomaterials. For example, development of nanotechnology and use of nanomaterials in medical therapeutics and diagnostics needs adequate evaluation of its risk and safety factors. Following the path already established during the previous sessions, innovative nanotechnologies for the characterization of materials will be presented, in addition to smart nanotechnologies and nanomaterials for the dispensing of therapeutic molecules, such as nanocarriers, functional nanogels and magnetic nanoparticles.