| Nanotechnology Activities Survey in Spain |
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| Name of the Laboratory |
Grupo de Biomembranas
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| Department |
Dept. Bioquímica y Biología Molecular; Unidad de Biofísica Centro Mixto CSIC-UPV |
| Institution |
Facultad de Ciencia y Tecnología |
| Institution (Acronym) |
UBF |
| Contact Person (e-mail) |
ALKORTA CALVO, Itziar
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| Address |
Barrio Sarriena s/n, Leioa |
| Postal code |
48940, |
| Province |
Vizcaya |
| Autonomous Region |
Pais Vasco |
| Country |
Spain |
| Phone |
+34 94 601 3360 |
| Fax |
+34 94 601 2625 |
| Website |
http://www.ehu.es/biofisica |
| Main Research Areas |
* Drug delivery
* siRNA
* Liposomes
* Solid Lipid Nanoparticles
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| Participating Projects |
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* Desarrollo de nanopartículas lipídicas en encapsulación de compuestos activos para su administración controlada en oftalmología
Coordinator: Itziar Alkorta: Diputación Foral Bizkaia (372.000 €)
* Estudio de los efectos en salud de nanopartículas y materiales nanoestructurados
Coordinator: J. M. Requejo: G.V. Convocatoria ETORTEK (391.000 €)
* INVESTIGACION ESTRATEGICA Y DESARROLLO TECNOLOGICO APLICADO AL METABOLISMO-ENFERMEDAD Y CANCER-ENVEJECIMIENTO
Coordinator: F.M.Goñi: G.V. Convocatoria ETORTEK (133.000 €)
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| Three more relevant publications within 2010-2013 |
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* Ugarte-Uribe, B., Pérez-Rentero, S., Lucas, R., Aviñó, A., Reina, J. J., Alkorta, I., Eritja, R. and Morales, J. - Bioconjugate Chemistry 21: 1280-1287, (2010)
* Ugarte-Uribe, B., Grijalvo, S., Busto, J. V., Martín, C., Eritja, R., Goñi, F. M. and Alkorta, I. - BBA General Subjects (2013) (in press)
* D. Ibanez-Garcia, J. Requejo-Isidro, M.R. Webb, T.G. West, P. French, and M.A. Ferenczi - Biophys. J. 99, 2163-2169 (2010)
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| Instruments and equipment available |
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* Flow cytometry
* Nanoscopic optical methodologies
* Multiphoton Leica TCS-SP5 microscope
* PALM microscope for imaging at nanometer resolution.
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| funding 2010-2013 (In
thousand Euro) |
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MECD/MINECO/MINETUR |
CC.AA. |
UE |
Private |
Total for years |
2010 |
0 |
0 |
36 |
0 |
36 |
2011 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2012 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2013 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Total for organism
type |
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- |
36 |
- |
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| Number of researchers (129) |
| Permanent positions (Prof, Dr) |
25 |
| PhD(contracted) |
20 |
| PhD Students |
35 |
| Technicians |
8 |
| Others |
15 |
| PhD 2010-2013 |
25 |
| PhD Ramon y Cajal (currently) |
1 |
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| Useful web links or contacts for NANOSPAIN
Network
http://www.ehu.es/biofísica |
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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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