Research areas

  Research areas

Research areas:

• Nanobiomedicine
• Physics of nanosystems
• Nanostructured materials

Research lines:

1. Spintronics
2. Magnetoresistive granular sensors
3. Magnetismand magneto transporting thin layers
4. Studyof the nanostructures with Scanning Tunneling Microscopy  (STM)
5. Study of the nanostructures with local prove microscopies (AFM, MFM)
6. “Dip-pen” nanolithography
7. Micro- and nanoelectromechanical Systems (MEMS, NEMS)
8. Nanofabricationthrough“dual-beam”
9. High and ultra-high resolution Transmission Electron Microscopy (HRTEM, UHRTEM)
10. Nanomaterials for biomedical applications
    1. Inorganic nanoparticles
    2. Organic nanoparticles
    3. Nanostructures functionalization
11. Nanodiagnostics
    1. Magnetic biosensors
    2. Optic biosensors
    3. Contrast agents for medical imaging
12. Nanotherapy
    1. Drug delivery:
       1. (i)mobilevectors;
       2. (ii)fixedplatforms;
       3. (iii) through biological structures (transfection, using dendritic cells)
    2. Hiperthermia
13. Nanotoxicity
    1. Biocompatibility
    2. Biodistribution
    3. Citotoxicity
14. Nanoporous interphases: microreactors and sensors
15. Hybrid membranes
16. Carbon nanotubes and nanofibers
17. Nanocomposites
18. Organicand organic-inorganic hybrid mono and multilayers
19. Organic polymers for optical applications
20. Safety in the handling of nanomaterials