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Research groups
Biofunctional Nanomaterials Laboratory
Programme: Nanomedicine
Lead Researcher: Liz Marzán, Luis M.
Group members
STAFF MEMBERS: García Martín, Isabel.
ASSOCIATED MEMBERS: Aranaiz Villanueva, Blanca Ester | Di Giavincenzo, Paolo | Giner Casares, Juan
José | Martín Lomas, Manuel | Reichardt, Niels Christian.
Main lines of research
• Preparation of metallic nanoparticles with con- trolled size, shape and chemical composition, for the design of biosensors for plasmonic detection and surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS): towards biomarkers detection and development of new contrast agents for SERS imaging.
• Design and synthesis of plasmonic platforms func- tionalized with biomolecules, drugs, hydrogel poly- mer type temperature and pH sensitive, capable of delivering drugs by application of external stimuli such as light: optical hyperthermia.
• Development of decorated nanoparticles with im- munogenic and antigenic molecules and study of their adjuvant properties: vaccines design.
• Contrast agents for multimodal imaging PA, MRI, CT and PET: nanoparticles for applications in preclini- cal diagnostic molecular imaging.
• Development of nanostructured surfaces to control cell adhesion and cellular communication in various materials.
• Synthesis of complex oligosaccharides and its ap- plication in microarray technology:
- Microarrays of synthetic N-glycans
- Oligosaccharide chemistry in solid phase - Microarray preparation and reading
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