| Nanotechnology Activities Survey in Spain | 
               
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                | Name of the Laboratory | Grupo de Sistemas Complejos | 
               
                | Department | Química Física I | 
               
                | Institution | Universidad Complutense de Madrid | 
               
                | Institution (Acronym) | GSC -UCM | 
               
                | Contact Person (e-mail) | Hernan Ritacco / ORTEGA GOMEZ, Francisco / Ramón González Rubio | 
               
                | Address | Ciudad Universitaria s/n | 
			   
                | Postal code | Madrid 28040 | 
               
                | Province | Madrid | 
               
                | Autonomous Region | Madrid | 
               
                | Country | Spain | 
               
                | Phone | +34 913944138 | 
               
                | Fax | +34 913944135 | 
               
                | Website | http://www.ucm.es/info/gsc/ | 
               
                | Main Research Areas | * Interfases* Monocapas
 * Nanopartículas
 * Dinámica
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                | Participating Projects | 
               
                | * MICRO- Y NANO-PARTÍCULAS EN INTERFASESCoordinator: FRANCISCO ORTEGA GÓMEZ: MINECO (160000.000 €)
 * Complex Wetting Phenomena (ITN)Coordinator: RAMÓN G. RUBIO (ESPAÑA): E.U.  ( People VII Programa Marco) (440000.000 €)
 * Microreología: Estructura y Dinámica de Sistemas Coloidales Confinados.Coordinator: FRANCISCO ORTEGA GÓMEZ: MICINN (150000.000 €)
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                | Three more relevant publications within 2010-2013 | 
               
                | * 				     				       A. Maestro, H. M. Hilles, F. Ortega, R. G. Rubio, D. Langevin and F. Monroy -  Soft Matter, 6, 4407-4412 (2010)                     
                   * 				     				       L. J. Bonales, J.E.F. Rubio , H. Ritacco, C. Vega, R. G. Rubio and F. Ortega -  Langmuir, 27,3391-3400 (2011) doi:10.1021/la104917e                     
                   * 				     				       Armando Maestro, Eduardo Guzmán, Eva Santini, Francesca Ravera, Libero Liggieri, -  Soft Matter, 8 (3), 837-843 (2012)   DOI: 10.1039/c1sm06421e                     
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                | Instruments and equipment available | 
               
                | * Dispersión de luz estática y dinámica* Elipsometría
 * Balanza QCM
 * Balnzas de Langmuir y Langmuir-Blodgett
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                | funding 2010-2013 (In 
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                |   | MECD/MINECO/MINETUR | CC.AA. | UE | Private | Total for years |   
                        | 2010 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 70 |   
                        | 2011 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 80 |   
                        | 2012 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 62 |   
                        | 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |   
                        | Total for organism 
                            type | 160 | - | - | 52 |  |  | 
			  			  
               
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                | Number of researchers (14) | 
               
                | Permanent positions (Prof, Dr) | 3 | 
               
                | PhD(contracted) | 1 | 
               
                | PhD Students | 5 | 
               
                | Technicians | 1 | 
               
                | Others | 0 | 
               
                | PhD 2010-2013 | 4 | 
               
                | PhD Ramon y Cajal (currently) | 0 | 
			  
               
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                | Participation in other Networks  CAM S-0505/MAT/000227 y CAM S-0505/MAT/0283 | 
			  
			  
			  
             
               
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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: Biomembranas | 
				  
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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: Ensamblaje capa a capa electrostático | 
				  
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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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