Functional Nanomaterials
Nanoparticles& Nanocomposites
Microwave Synthesis of Nanoparticles
Lead by: Anna Roig
Ongoing PhD of Miquel Torras
Ongoing projects: Developing Bacterial Celulose Nanocomposites MAT2015-64442-R; Spanish Government (70 k€)
Relevant publications: O. Pascu et al. Journal of Physical Chemistry C 116 (2012) 15108
Nanoparticle Interactions with biological millieus
Drug Delivery and Contrast Agents
Lead by Anna Roig
Ongoing PhDs of Yajie Zhang and Jan Grzelak
Ongoing projects: ERANET ; European Comission
Main collaborations: Dr. Anna Rossell, Vall d’Hebrón Research Institute
Iron oxide nanoparticles based on ε-Fe2O3
Lead by: Martí Gich
Ongoing PhD Zheng Ma
Main collaborations: José Luis García-Muñoz, ICMAB; Juan Angel Sans, Univesidad Politécnica de Valencia;
Relevant publications:
- J. L. García-Muñoz et al. Chemistry of Materials 29 (2017) 9705
- M. Gich et al. Chemistry of Materials 18 (2006) 3889
- M. Popovici et al. Chemistry of Materials 16 (2004) 5542
Biopolymers
BACTERIAL CELLULOSE
Lead by: Anna Roig and Anna Laromaine
Ongoing PhDs: Soledad Roig and Irene Anton
Ongoing projects: Developing Bacterial Celulose Nanocomposites MAT2015-64442-R; Spanish Government (218 k€)
C.ELEGANS
Lead by Anna Laromaine
Ongoing PhDs: Zhongrui Luo, Amanda Muñoz and Sumithra Srinivasan
Films
Novel ferrite epitaxial thin films based on ε-Fe2O3
Lead by: Martí Gich
Ongoing PhD: Zheng Ma
Main collaborations: Florencio Sánchez and Josep Fontcuberta, ICMAB
Relevant publications: M. Gich et al. Advanced Materials 26 (2014) 4645
Additional information: Poster epsilon-Fe2O3 Thin Films
Epitaxial quartz thin films on Si by chemical solution deposition
Lead by Martí Gich
Ongoing PhD of Qianzhe Zhang
Ongoing projects: Frontier Interdisciplinary Project within Severo Ochoa Grant to Centers of Excelence; Spanish Government (70 k€)
Main collaborations: Carretero, IES Montpellier–CNRS and G. Herranz, ICMAB
Relevant publications : Carretero-Genevrier et al. Science 340 (2013) 827