| Nanotechnology Activities Survey in Spain | 
               
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                | Name of the Laboratory | Nanocrystals and Chemistry Group | 
               
                | Department | Biomateriales y Materiales Bioinspirados | 
               
                | Institution | Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas | 
               
                | Institution (Acronym) | CSIC-ICMM | 
               
                | Contact Person (e-mail) | Mª del Puerto Morales Herrero / Pedro Tartaj Salvador / Sabino Veintemillas Verdaguer / SERNA PEREDA, Carlos J. / Teresita Gonzalez Carreño | 
               
                | Address | Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, 3 | 
			   
                | Postal code | 28049-Madrid | 
               
                | Province | Madrid | 
               
                | Autonomous Region | Madrid | 
               
                | Country | Spain | 
               
                | Phone | +34 913349000 | 
               
                | Fax | +34 913720623 | 
               
                | Website | http://www.icmm.csic.es/mp/gsc | 
               
                | Main Research Areas | * Nanopartículas* Fluidos magnéticos
 * Nanocomposites
 * Síntesis
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                | Participating Projects | 
               
                | * Multifunctional nanostructures based on iron oxideCoordinator: Maria del Puerto Morales: CICYT (MAT2011-23641) (190000.000 €)
 * Multifunctional Nanotechnology for selective detection and Treatment of cancerCoordinator: Maria del Puerto Morales: EU, FP7-NMP-2010-LARGE-4;  262943-2 (300000.000 €)
 * Preparation of multifunctional nanoplatforms for bioimagingCoordinator: Sabino Veintemillas: CICYT (MAT2008-01489/NAN) (170000.000 €)
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                | Three more relevant publications within 2010-2013 | 
               
                | * 				     				       M.Andre?s-Verge?s, M.P. Morales, S. Veintemillas-Verdaguer, F.J. Palomares, and C.J. Serna. -  Chemistry of Materials, 24: 319, 2012                     
                   * 				     				       P. Tartaj, M.P. Morales, T. Gonzalez-Carreño, S. Veintemillas-Verdaguer and C.J. Serna. -  Advanced Materials, 23: 5243-5249. (2011)                     
                   * 				     				       R. Costo, V. Bello, C. Robic, M. Port, J.F. Marco, M.P. Morales and S. Veintemillas-Verdaguer. -  Langmuir, 28: 178-185, 2012                     
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                | Instruments and equipment available | 
               
                | * Equipo de láser y Spray Pirólisis* Nano Z Sizer (Malvern)
 * Magnetómetro de vibración (VSM)
 * Equipos de sintesis en solucion acuosa y organica
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                | Number of researchers (12) | 
               
                | Permanent positions (Prof, Dr) | 5 | 
               
                | PhD(contracted) | 2 | 
               
                | PhD Students | 2 | 
               
                | Technicians | 1 | 
               
                | Others | 1 | 
               
                | PhD 2010-2013 | 1 | 
               
                | PhD Ramon y Cajal (currently) | 0 | 
			  
			  
			  
             
               
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				|  Nanotechnology for structural applications | 
				  
				|  |  Nano powered ceramics | 
				  
				|  |  Composite materials containing nanocrystals or powders | 
				  
				|  |  Materials based on carbon nanotubes or fullerenes | 
				  
				|  |  Nanoparticulate coatings | 
				  
				|  |  Other - specify: | 
				  
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				|  NanoTechnology for information processing storage and transmission | 
				  
				|  |  Nanoelectronics, materials and devices | 
				  
				|  |  Optoelectronics/optical materials and devices | 
				  
				|  |  Magnetic materials and devices | 
				  
				|  |  Organic (opto) electronics | 
				  
				|  |  Other - specify: | 
				  
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				|  Nano(bio)technology for medical applications | 
				  
				|  |  Drug encapsulation | 
				  
				|  |  Targeted drug delivery, molecular recognition | 
				  
				|  |  Other - specify: | 
				  
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				|  Nanotechnology for sensor applications | 
				  
				|  |  Nanostructured sensors | 
				  
				|  |  Sensors based on biological molecules | 
				  
				|  |  Other - specify: | 
				  
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				|  Nanotechnology for (electro)chemical processing technologies | 
				  
				|  |  Filtration | 
				  
				|  |  Catalysts or electrodes with nano-structured surface | 
				  
				|  |  Other - specify: | 
				  
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				|  Long-term research with generic applications | 
				  
				|  |  Self- assembly | 
				  
				|  |  Quantum physics, mesoscopic systems, chemical | 
				  
				|  |  Interfacing to organic / biological molecules | 
				  
				|  |  Other - specify: | 
				  
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				|  Instruments and equipment, supporting sciences and technologies | 
				  
				|  |  Analytical equipment and techniques | 
				  
				|  |  Powder production and processing | 
				  
				|  |  Deposition equipment and techniques | 
				  
				|  |  Patterning equipment and techniques | 
				  
				|  |  Other - specify: | 
				  				
                
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