| Nanotechnology Activities Survey in Spain |
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| Name of the Laboratory |
Nanobioelectronics & Biosensors Group
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| Department |
Nanobioelectronics & Biosensors Group |
| Institution |
ICN2 - Institut Catala de Nanociencia i Nanotecnologia |
| Institution (Acronym) |
ICN2 |
| Contact Person (e-mail) |
Anna Puig / MERKOÇI HYKA, Arben
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| Address |
Campus UAB, Edifici ICN2, planta 2 |
| Postal code |
08193 |
| Province |
Barcelona |
| Autonomous Region |
Cataluña |
| Country |
Spain |
| Phone |
+34 937374604 |
| Fax |
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| Website |
http://www.nanobiosensors.org/ |
| Main Research Areas |
* Biosensors
* Clinical Analysis
* Nanomaterials
* Environmental, food safety, security
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| Participating Projects |
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* Sensing toxicants in Marine waters makes Sense using biosensors (SMS) - http://www.project-sms.eu/
Coordinator: Arben Merkoçi: EU (486.000 €)
* Point of Care Diagnostics for rapid and cheap pathogen detection of companion animals – POC4PETS - http://www.poc4pets-fp7.eu/default.aspx
Coordinator: Arben Merkoçi Hyka: EU (225.000 €)
* Plataformas de papel y plástico nanobioconjugadas para aplicaciones de diagnóstico mejoradas
Coordinator: Arben Merkoçi Hyka: MINECO (157.000 €)
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| Three more relevant publications within 2012-2015 |
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* 'raphene oxide as a pathogen-revealing agent: sensing with a digital-like response'
E. Morales-Narváez, A-R. Hassan, A. Merkoçi - Angew.Chem.Int.Ed. 52, 13779 –13783, 2013.
* 'Nano/micro motors in (bio)chemical science applications'
M. Guix, C. Mayorga-Martínez, A. Merkoçi - Chem. Rev. 114 (12), 6285–6322, 2014.
* 'An Inkjet-Printed Field-Effect Transistor for Label-Free Biosensing'
M. Medina-Sánchez, C. Martínez-Domingo, E. Ramon, A. Merkoçi - Advanced Functional Materials, 24, 6291–6302, 2014
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| Instruments and equipment available |
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* Screen-printing machine
* Ink-jet printer machine
* Scanning Electrochemical Microscope
* Spectrophotometer
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| funding 2012-2015 (In
thousand Euro) |
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MECD/MINECO/MINETUR |
CC.AA. |
UE |
Private |
Total for years |
2012 |
160 |
0 |
296 |
71 |
527 |
2013 |
0 |
0 |
486 |
46 |
532 |
2014 |
199 |
30 |
0 |
716 |
945 |
2015 |
157 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
158 |
Total for organism
type |
516 |
30 |
782 |
834 |
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| Number of researchers (34) |
| Permanent positions (Prof, Dr) |
2 |
| PhD(contracted) |
2 |
| PhD Students |
11 |
| Technicians |
2 |
| Others |
8 |
| PhD 2012-2015 |
9 |
| PhD Ramon y Cajal (currently) |
0 |
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| Participation in other Networks
NANOBIOCAT |
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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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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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