| Nanotechnology Activities Survey in Spain |
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| Name of the Laboratory |
Unidad de Toxicologia y Seguridad Química
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| Department |
Instituto de Bioingeniería |
| Institution |
Universidad Miguel Hernández |
| Institution (Acronym) |
TOX-UMH |
| Contact Person (e-mail) |
Miguel Angel Sogorb / VILANOVA GISBERT, Eugenio
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| Address |
Av. Universidad |
| Postal code |
032002-Elche |
| Province |
Alicante |
| Autonomous Region |
Valencia, Comunidad de |
| Country |
Spain |
| Phone |
+34 966658711 |
| Fax |
+34 966658511 |
| Website |
http://tox.umh.es/ |
| Main Research Areas |
* Nanotoxicology
* Developmental toxicity
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| Participating Projects |
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* Desarrollo de métodos alternativos in vitro para la identificación de compuestos químicos inductores de neuropatía retardada y neurotoxicidad al desarrollo
Coordinator: M.A. Sogorb: Ministerio Medio Ambiente (123.000 €)
* ForInViTox (Forum for researchers and regulators to meet manufacturers of toxicology test methods) - www.forinvitox.org
Coordinator: E. Vilanova: UE (62.000 €)
* Otros proyectos y contratos no se detallan por razones de confidencialidad
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| Three more relevant publications within 2010-2013 |
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* Estevan C, Vilanova E, Sogorb MA - Letters 217 (2013) 14– 22
* Estévez J, Vilanova E - Crit Rev Toxicol 39: 427-448 (2009)
* Pamies, D, Reig JA, Vilanova E, Sogorb MA - Arch Toxicol 84:481–491
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| Instruments and equipment available |
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* Unidad de cultivos celulares
* ICP-MS (determinacion metales)
* LC-MS
* GC-MS
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| Number of researchers (8) |
| Permanent positions (Prof, Dr) |
3 |
| PhD(contracted) |
0 |
| PhD Students |
3 |
| Technicians |
2 |
| Others |
0 |
| PhD 2010-2013 |
0 |
| PhD Ramon y Cajal (currently) |
0 |
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| Participation in other Networks
REMA (Spanish Platform for Alternative Methods) |
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| Useful web links or contacts for NANOSPAIN
Network
www.remanet.net |
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| Other relevant information
Actividad de evaluación de riesgos de sustancias químicas bajo registros europeos
Contratos de evaluación de citotoxicidad, embriotoxicidad in vitro.
No se detallan en proyectos ni en financiación por razones de confidencialidad |
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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: nanotoxicología
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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: Toxicidad
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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: Unidad de Ensayos celulares
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