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Anna Laromaine invited to NyNA and RICI7

Beginning of July was a very busy week  for Anna Laromaine! She was invited to two conferences as speaker. fisrt at the VIII International Congress on Analytical Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (NyNA) 2017 held at the Casa Convalescencia in Barcelona from 3-5th of July. Then, from the 6-7th of July, she was invited at the VII Iberian Meeting on Colloids and Interfaces (RICI7) in Madrid. Anna Laromaine’s talks were related to our work on the use of bacterial cellulose and their composites with nanoparticles which were attended with great interest from the audience.

Good job Anna!

Anna Roig, invited speaker at the Moscow International Symposium on Magnetism

Last 3rd of July 2017, Anna Roig delivered the invited contribution “In-vitro and in-vivo screening of magnetic nanoparticles” at the Moscow International Symposium on Magnetism (MISM-2017). MISM Symposium is held every three years and it takes place at the Lomonosov Moscow State University. More the 1000 participants attended this edition where the communications addressed all aspects of magnetism. Anna Roig’s talk was included in the topic: Magnetism in Biology and Medicine.

The Lomonosov Moscow State Universitym where the MISM 2017 took place

 

Prof. Orit Shefi gives a seminar on “Nano-based platforms for controlling neuronal organization and growth”

 

On the 12th of June 2017, Prof. Prof. Orit Shefi (picture, right) was invited by the N&N groups to give an ICMAB periodical lecture entitled: “Nano-based platforms for controlling neuronal organization and growth” Prof Orit Shefi comes from the Bar-Ilan Institute of Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials in Israel. She has a large expertise in manipulating neuronal growth and differentiation using substrates with controlled nano-structures. All the N&N group members attended and enjoyed the talk! 🙂 

31st Anniversary of ICMAB and… party!

It is a tradition to celebrate each spring the anniversary of ICMAB. On the 5th of May 2017 we all celebrated the 31st anniversary of our research centre with a party in the institute for all its members. There were many activities organized for this day: gymkhana, Poker, chess, Party&Co., 3D holograms workshop, swing class and exhibition, photo-call, and even a Ping-Pong tournament. All these activities were accompanied by food and drinks and there were prices for the winners in each category. 

Hologram worshop

We congratulate the winners of the gymkhana which were all members of the N&N group(above picture): Sole, Jordi, Olatz and Luo!

Members of the N&N group at the photo-call of the ICMAB party

Happy birthday ICMAB!

Dr. Natascia Ventura gives a ICMAB Periodical Lecture

On Monday 8th of May, Natascia Vetura will give a seminar entitled:”C. elegans as screening tool to identify environmentally related nanomaterials targeting mitochondria“.The talk will take place in the Sala d’actes Carles Miravitlles at ICMAB. the seminar is organized by Anna Laromaine from the N&N group. 

Dr. Natascia Ventura

Natascia’s lab is interested in understanding the role of mitochondria in environmentally induced neuronal aging and diseases. To this end, Ventura’s team exploits C. elegans as a powerful genetic and screening tool to evaluate materials and chemical and unravel molecular mechanisms of mitochondria-associated diseases, with special attention revolved to the crosstalk between genetic and environmental interventions.

Hope to see you all there! 

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Research

logo nnGroup activity focuses on the controlled and rational synthesis of inorganic and hybrid (inorganic-organic) nanoparticles and nanocomposites and the study of their structural -functional properties. Among others, we are currently interested in the stabilization of metastable phases, the preparation of core-shell nanoparticles, stable colloidal dispersions and porous nanocomposites. Some of the synthetic methods we are using are sol-gel chemistry, supercritical fluids, thermal decompositon or microwaves. We must confess a soft spot for magnetic systems…

We aim at the applicability of our materials in the HEALTH and in the INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES sectors:

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES

  • Magneto-electric materials
  • Magneto-photonic materials
  • Hard-magnetic materials

NANOMEDICINE

  • Contrast Agents for MRI
  • Drug Delivery Vehicles
  • Cell Tracking and Therapy
  • Nanoparticle Assessment in 3D Environments

Current Collaborations:

  • Concha Domingo (ICMAB-CSIC) Drug Delivery Vehicles
  • Anna Rosell/Joan Montaner (Institut de Recerca del Vall d’Hebron) Cell Tracking and Therapy
  • Adrian Carretero/Clement Sánchez (Université Pierre et Marie Curie) Stabilization of metastables phases
  • César Fernández (CNMB-CSIC) Electrochemical sensors
  • Francesco Stellaci (EPFL, Switzerland) Janus particles
  • Pavel Levkin (KIT, Germany) Surface functionalization 
  • Dermot Brougham (Dublin City Universit, Irland) MRI relaxivity studies
  • Gerrit Bochard/Olivier Jordan ( University of Geneva, Switzerland) Polymeric nanocapsules
  •  Gervasi Herranz (ICMAB-CSIC) Magneto-Photonic and Magneto-Plasmonic Materials
  • Cefe López (ICMM-CSIC) Magneto-Photonic Materials
  • José Luis García (ICMAB) Magnetoelectric Materials
  • Cyril Aymonier (ICMCB-CNRS) Magnetic Materials in Supercritical Fluids
  • Liberato Manna (IIT) Complex Magnetic Nanoparticles
  • Irina Smirnova (TU-Hamburg) Magnetic polymeric particles
  • D.-X. Chen (UAB) Relaxation Mechanisms in MRI