Topical Advisory Panel for section 'Biology and Medicines'

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Members

Department of Life Science, National Dong Hwa University, Hualien, Taiwan
Interests: nanodrug delivery systems; mesoporous silica; layered double hydroxides; nanoparticles; surface modification; bioinspired materials; cancer theranostics; bioimaging

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Bionano Technology Research Center, Korea Reseach Institute of Bioscience & BioTechnology, Daejeon 34113, Republic of Korea
Interests: nanomaterial; bio-imaging; nano-bio sensing; drug carrier; multifunctional nanomaterial; theragnosis

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Istituto per i Processi Chimico-Fisici-Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Messina, Italy
Interests: self-assembly of nanomaterials; scattering techniques including SAXS; SANS and light scatterinng development and chemical-physiscs characterization of biomaterials; drug delivery with polimer and Li

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Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, BIONEM Lab, University Magna Graecia, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy
Interests: nanomedicine; nanotechnology applications in diagnosis and prognosis of cancer and other complex diseases; nanomaterials for biomedical applications; nanobioreactions in biosensor; nanobiointerface in tissue engineering; Raman spectroscopy of biologically important molecules; controlled delivery of therapeutics
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Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 33/A, 43124 Parma, Italy
Interests: biotechnology in plants; nanomaterials; nanofertilizers
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Department of Chemistry, University of Warsaw, Pasteura 1, 02-093 Warsaw, Poland
Interests: nanotechnology; nanomaterials; nanocomposites; nanomedicine; drug carriers; drug delivery; anticancer agents

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Research Unit, Oncology Division, Hospital Universitario Lucus Augusti (HULA), 27003 Lugo, Spain
Interests: circulating biomarkers; proteomics; nanomaterials; oncology; diagnosis; prognosis; prediction; therapy
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1. Institute of Endodontics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, 3000-075 Coimbra, Portugal
2. Center for Innovation and Research in Oral Sciences (CIROS), Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
Interests: biomaterials; endodontics; regenerative tissue; apexification; apical papilla; stem cells; calcium-silicate-based cements; dental materials; modified adhesives; bioactive materials; dental composites; mineral trioxide aggregate; nanotechnology; regenerative endodontics procedures; revascularization/revitalizatio
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Laboratoire de Nanomédecine, Imagerie et Thérapeutiques, EA 4662, Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Besancon, France
Interests: nanofluidics; encapsulation; drug; confinement
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Faculty of Health Education Medicine and Social Care, Anglia Ruskin University, Chelmsford, UK
Interests: vision research; nanomedicine; eye disease, cataracts
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Department of Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Seville, 41012 Seville, Spain
Interests: DNA-NPs; proteins-NPs interactions; thermodynamics; kinetics and ligand-ligand interactions
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College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA
Interests: bone tissue engineering and regeneration; nanoparticle; ultrasound imaging; diagnosis and treatment; cellular and tissue biomechanics
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1. Faculty of Engineering, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK
2. School of Energy Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT), 92 West Dazhi Street, Harbin, China
Interests: light-particle interaction; thermoplasmonics; photothermal therapy; optofludics; bioheat transfer; photoacoustics
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Molecular Imaging and Photonics, Chemistry Department, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
Interests: (super-resolution) fluorescence microscopy; single particle tracking; drug delivery systems; gene delivery; protein interactions; FRET; structural characterisation of sure-molecular hydrogels; cell-matrix interactions; mechano-biology; 3D cell culture systems

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Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (ICBFM SB RAS), Siberia, Russia
Interests: multilevel nanoconstructions; mechanisms of nanoparticles interaction with a cell; nucleic acid delivery; spheroid model; electron microscopy; antimicrobial peptides; cell ultrastructure
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Department of Drug Science and Technology, University of Torino, 10125 Turin, Italy
Interests: lipid nanoparticles; microemulsions; ophthalmic therapeutics; anticancer therapy; retinal diseases; combinational therapies; in vitro preclinical models; veterinary medicine
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Departments of Biomedical Engineering and Pediatrics, Georgia Institute of Technology & Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA
Interests: biomanufacturing; 3D bioprinting; cardiovascular tissue engineering; nano-biomaterials
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1. Department of Biology, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
2. Fondazione Pisana per la Scienza, San Giuliano Terme, Italy
Interests: polymeric nanoparticles; stimuli responsive nanostructures; super-resolution microscopy; targeted drug delivery; biomarker detection
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1. Division of Orthopedic Surgery, School of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei City, Taiwan
2. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei City, Taiwan
Interests: translational medicine; tissue engineering and regenerative medicine; biomaterials; bone cell physiology; biomechanics; traumatology and orthopedic surgery; rehabilitation science and technology

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NanotechLab, Department of Life Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Via Campi 103, Modena, Italy
Interests: nanomedicine; drug delivery; drug targeting; brain targeting; cancer targeting; polymeric nanoparticles; liposomes

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Department of Chemistry and Physics, University of Almeria, 04120 Almeria, Spain
Interests: targeted nanocarriers for therapeutics; sensors for the detection of carbohydrate-lectin interactions; carbohydrates; neoglycoconjugates; glycoside multivalent effect–cyclodextrins: synthesis; supramolecular properties and applications; glycoside nanosystems based on plasmonic nanoparticles and metal organic frameworks
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CICECO–Aveiro Institute of Materials, Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
Interests: sustainable use of biopolymers (nanocellulose, chitosan, pullulan, proteins, etc.) for the design of functional nanostructured materials for biomedical (e.g., drug delivery and wound healing) and technological (e.g., active packaging, fuel cells, and water remediation) applications
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Department of Chemistry, Materials and Chemical Engineering “Giulio Natta”, Politecnico di Milano, Via Mancinelli 7, 20131 Milan, Italy
Interests: nanocellulose and its application; preparation of hybrid organic–inorganic nanoparticles for biomedical applications; synthesis of carbohydrate derivatives with antimetastatic properties; polymeric materials from natural and synthetic fibers for sanitary and environmental applications; recovery of cellulose from natural and industrial waste for the synthesis of artificial fibers
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1. Institute of Low Temperature and Structure Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, 00-901 Warszawa, Poland
2. Department of Organic Chemistry, Bioorganic Chemistry and Biotechnology, Faculty of Chemistry, Silesian University of Technology, 44100 Gliwice, Poland
Interests: biomaterials; biomimetics; biopolymers; hydrogels; nanomedicine
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Institute of Chemical Technology and Engineering, Faculty of Chemical Technology, Poznan University of Technology, 60965 Poznan, Poland
Interests: biomaterials; bioinspired materials; biomimetics; extreme biomimetics; biomineralization; chitin; solvothermal synthesis; nanostructured metal oxides
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Optical & Ultrasonic Imaging Laboratory, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14260, USA
Interests: photoacoustic imaging; 3D reconstruction; optical imaging
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CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
Interests: nanomaterials; tumor therapy; theranostics; antibacteria; biomedical effects and nanosafety; photothermal therapy; photodynamic therapy
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School of Physics and Electronics, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081, China
Interests: nanomaterials; nanomedicine; fluorescent nanomaterials; bioimaging; multimodal bioimaging; antitumor therapy; upconverting luminescence; theranostic nanoprobe
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