Nanotechnology and Nanomedicine

Educational level Third cycle (PhD students)

Alternatively, Second cycle (master)

Last day of application: March 15, 2018 (proposed)
Duration: Module: 5 days with 2 h lectures, 4 h laboratory works per day
Examination: Take-home assignment, presentation

 

Objectives: This five-day course provides a thorough overview of the exciting and emerging discipline of nanomedicine, which is already starting to transform the way that medical and healthcare solutions are developed and delivered.
Who should attend: Postgraduate students.

Students should have taken all basic chemistry courses including organic chemistry, physical chemistry, inorganic chemistry, biochemistry and analytical chemistry.

Course Outline: Introduction to nanomedicine: challenges and opportunities: Introduction to nanotechnologies for medicine and healthcare – challenges and opportunities; Nanoparticles in medicine; Recent developments in the safety of nanomaterials.

Nanotechnologies for regenerative medicine and tissue engineering; Nanomaterials for regeneration of bone and cartilage; Scaffolds and nanocomposites for tissue engineering; Using stem cells in tissue engineering; Electrospinning in tissue engineering.

Introduction to nano-diagnostics; Extracellular vesicles in health and disease; Engineered nanoparticles for cancer diagnostics and therapy; Nanoparticles for medical imaging; Company case studies;

Nano-Biosensors: Requirements of biosensing systems; Electrochemical sensing methodologies; Optical sensing methodologies; Nano-biosensors (devices) – examples from research and industry.

Nano-Pharmaceuticals: Nanotechnologies and nanoparticles for drug delivery and therapy; Approaches to nanoparticle targeting; Nano–Radiopharmaceuticals; Polymer-based nanoparticles for drug delivery and therapeutics; Company case study.

Course materials: All course materials will be based on lectures that will be available to the enrolled students via the e-learning platform
Certification: 7 ECTS will be awarded to the students that will pass the examination

Attendees will be awarded a certificate of attendance

Note: This is an open (public) course and may be subject to minimum numbers attending – recommended group size (minimum) 5 students

Advanced Environmental Research Laboratories / Laboratoarele de Cercetări Avansate de Mediu