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RESEARCH GROUPS
Nanostructured Films and Particles
Programme: Nanomedicine
Lead Researcher: Santamaría Ramiro, Jesús Group Members
STAFF MEMBERS: Izco Zaratiegi, Jesús Ma | Malumbres Aguirre, Ana | Martínez Martínez, Gema ASSOCIATED MEMBERS: Arruebo Gordo, Manuel | Balas Nieto, Francisco | Irusta Alderete, Silvia | Mallada
Viana, Reyes | Moreno Vidorreta, Iván | Pina Iritia, Ma Pilar | Pradas Barriga, Irene | Sebastián Cabeza, Víctor
CONTRIBUTORS: Carmona Rioja, Daniel | Encabo Berzosa, Ma Mar | Gil Acirón, Marta | Giménez Mazas, Marta | Gómez Jiménez, Virginia | Gómez Navascues, Leyre | Hueso Martos, José Luis | Lalueza Valero, Patricia | Lobera Gonzalez, María Pilar | Navascués García, Nuria | Ortega Liébana, Ma Carmen | Pellejero Alcázar, Ismael | Pérez Puentes, Luis Manuel | Urbiztondo Castro, Miguel Ángel | Usón Muñoz, Laura | Yagüe Gómez, Clara .
Main lines of research
• CATALYSIS AND CATALYTIC REACTORS: Synthesis of catalytic nanoparticle clusters (metallic, bimetallic, core/shell and metal oxides) as well as methods for their deposition on different substrates (carbon nanos- tructures, mesoporous silica, zeolites) . The direct heating of the active centers by unconventional techni- ques (microwave heating by laser irradiation or by magnetic hyperthermia) is especially interesting for our group . This specific topic has received one of the prestigious ERC Advanced Grants .
• MOLECULAR RECOGNITION - SENSORS: Design of nanostructured materials with specific interactions with specific molecules and micro-gas sensors for high sensitivity and selectivity .
• NANOMEDICINE: Research on the biomedical applications of nanomaterials in cancer therapies (optical hyperthermia), gene therapy (nanoparticles as transfection vectors) and bactericidal applications (reservoirs for antimicrobial agents) . Applications are tested in collaboration with other groups in this field: Dr N . Vi- llaboa (HULP, Madrid - gene therapy and cell scaffolds), Dr Carles Arus (UAB - Medical Imaging), Dr MA de Gregorio (UZ - combination therapies in oncology) , Dr L . Luján (UZ - bactericidal applications in trauma) . In this area, an ERC Advanced Grant has been recently awarded .
• NANOCOMPOSITES: Development of polymer based composites with different types of nanomaterials with mechanical reinforcement applications, bactericidal plastics, magnetic and barrier films .
• NANOSAFETY: Analysis of the impact of nanomaterials in workplaces through the development of novel sampling and identification techniques at different scale . Labeling methods are under research to identify the emission of nanoparticles in various common handling operations with nanomaterials, as well as nano- safety procedures . A European project of the EU FP7 (Nanovalid) is ongoing in this field .
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