Selected Papers from ICMAT Symposium M “Advanced Nano and Polymeric Materials for Biological and Health Care Applications”

Dear Colleagues,

The biological and health care applications of nanomaterials and polymers have been of great interest in recent years. This Special Issue of selected papers of the 8th International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies (ICMAT) Symposium M “Advanced Nano and Polymeric Materials for Biological and Health Care Applications” will essentially cover the following topics, but are not strictly limited to them.

• Multifunctional nanomaterials and polymers for bioimaging and sensing

• Functional inorganic nanoparticles (e.g., quantum dots, metallic, magnetic, upconversion) and other nanomaterials (e.g., liposomes, micelles, polymers) for diagnostic and therapeutic applications

• Gold Nanoparticles: Interaction with cells, biocompatibility and targeting

• Cell membrane penetrating nanoparticles

• Functionalized nanocarriers for cellular uptake and their pharmacokinetics, nanotoxicology

• Therapeutic drug delivery using mesoporous silica nanoparticles, biodegradable polymer capsules, controlled release of DNA, siRNA, etc.

• Interactions of nanomaterials with cells, tissues, and living organisms

• Nanotechnology in regenerative medicine

• Antimicrobial nanoparticles and polymers for cosmetics and personal care applications

• Biological and personal care applications of hydrogels and water soluble polymers

For further information, please visit:
http://www.mrs.org.sg/icmat2015/public.asp?page=session.asp&sId=13

Prof. Dr. Subramanian Tamil Selvan
Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Parak
Prof. Dr. Subramanian Balakumar
Prof. Dr. Yoshihiro Ito
Guest Editors

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• nanoparticles
• quantum dots
• upconversion nanoparticles
• magnetic nanoparticles
• polymeric nanoparticles
• imaging
• therapy
• theranostics