| Nanotechnology Activities Survey in Spain |
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| Name of the Laboratory |
Sistemas de Liberacion de Farmacos
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| Department |
Farmacia - Tecnologia Farmaceutica |
| Institution |
Universidad de Santiago de Compostela Facultad de Farmacia |
| Institution (Acronym) |
USC |
| Contact Person (e-mail) |
Alejandro Sánchez Barreiro / ALONSO FERNANDEZ, Maria José / ALONSO FERNANDEZ, Maria José / Dolores Torres López
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| Address |
Campus Sur, |
| Postal code |
15706 Santiago de Compostela |
| Province |
A Coruña |
| Autonomous Region |
Galicia |
| Country |
Spain |
| Phone |
+34 981563100 Ext. 14885 |
| Fax |
+34 981547148 |
| Website |
http://www.usc.es |
| Main Research Areas |
* Drug targeting using nanocarriers
* Synthetic DNA vectors
* Nanoencapsulation and delivery of drugs
* Design of biodegradable nanostructures
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| Participating Projects |
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* “Nanovacunas: Diseño de nanoestructuras poliméricas para vacunación”
Coordinator: María José Alonso Fernández: Instituto de la Salud Carlos III (161.000 €)
* “Nanotecnologías en biomedicina”
Coordinator: Ricardo Ibarra: MEC (Programa Consolider Ingenio) (150.000 €)
* “Grupos de Referencia Competitiva”
Coordinator: María José Alonso: Xunta de Galicia (420.000 €)
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| Three more relevant publications within 2011-2014 |
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* De la Fuente M., Csaba N., García-Fuentes M. , Alonso M. J. - Nanomedicine, 3, (6), 845-857 (2008)
* Csaba N., García Fuentes M., Alonso M.J. - Adv. Drug Deliv. Rev., 61, 140-157 (2009)
* De la Fuente M., Seijo B, Alonso M.J. - Gene Ther., 15, 668-676 (2008)
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| Instruments and equipment available |
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* Analizadores de tamaño de partícula y movilidad electroforética (Zetasizer, Aerosizer y Counter Counter
* Espectrofotómetro y espectrofluorímetro
* Equipos HPLC y GPC
* Liofilizador
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| Number of researchers (30) |
| Permanent positions (Prof, Dr) |
7 |
| PhD(contracted) |
3 |
| PhD Students |
14 |
| Technicians |
1 |
| Others |
0 |
| PhD 2011-2014 |
5 |
| PhD Ramon y Cajal (currently) |
0 |
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| Participation in other Networks
Red Temática Sistemas de Liberación de Moléculas Activas, Red Nanogalicia, Plataforma Europea de Nanomedicina |
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| Useful web links or contacts for NANOSPAIN
Network
www.redslma.com// www.nanogalicia.net // www.etp-nanomedicine.eu |
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Nanotechnology for structural applications
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Nano powered ceramics
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Composite materials containing nanocrystals or powders
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Materials based on carbon nanotubes or fullerenes
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Nanoparticulate coatings
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Other - specify:
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NanoTechnology for information processing storage and transmission
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Nanoelectronics, materials and devices
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Optoelectronics/optical materials and devices
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Magnetic materials and devices
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Organic (opto) electronics
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Other - specify:
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Nano(bio)technology for medical applications
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Drug encapsulation
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Targeted drug delivery, molecular recognition
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Other - specify:
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Nanotechnology for sensor applications
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Nanostructured sensors
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Sensors based on biological molecules
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Other - specify:
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Nanotechnology for (electro)chemical processing technologies
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Filtration
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Catalysts or electrodes with nano-structured surface
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Other - specify:
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Long-term research with generic applications
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Self- assembly
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Quantum physics, mesoscopic systems, chemical
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Interfacing to organic / biological molecules
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Other - specify:
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Instruments and equipment, supporting sciences and technologies
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Analytical equipment and techniques
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Powder production and processing
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Deposition equipment and techniques
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Patterning equipment and techniques
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Other - specify:
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