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| Name of the Laboratory |
Toxicology Area of Seville
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| Department |
Nutrition and Bromatology, Toxicology and Legal Medicine |
| Institution |
Faculty of Pharmacy |
| Institution (Acronym) |
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| Contact Person (e-mail) |
JOS, Angeles
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| Address |
Profesor Garcia Gonzalez 2 |
| Postal code |
41012 |
| Province |
Sevilla |
| Autonomous Region |
Andalucia |
| Country |
Spain |
| Phone |
+34954556762 |
| Fax |
+34954556422 |
| Website |
http://area.us.es/toxicologia/web/index.htm |
| Main Research Areas |
* toxicity
* in vivo
* safety
* in vitro
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| Participating Projects |
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* Toxicological evaluation of carbon nanotubes using cell lines as a preliminary study for its potential medical use
Coordinator: Jos A: Consejeria de Salud. Junta de Andalucia (24.000 €)
* DEVELOPMENT AND TOXICOLOGICAL EVALUATION OF NANOCLAYS USED IN FOOD PACKAGING
Coordinator: Jos A: Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (121.000 €)
* Development and toxicological evaluation of nanomaterials used in food preservation
Coordinator: Jos A: Junta de Andalucía (203.000 €)
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| Three more relevant publications within 2012-2015 |
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* A Jos, S Pichardo, M Puerto, E Sanchez, A Grilo, AM Camean - Toxicology in vitro 23, 1491-1496, 2009
* S Maisanaba, S Pichardo, M Jordá, S Aucejo, A Cameán, A Jos - Food and Chemical Toxicology 66, 366-372, 2014
* S Maisanaba, D Gutierrez-Praena, M Puerto, M Llana Ruiz-Cabello, S Pichardo, R Moyano, A Blanco, M Jorda, A Jos - Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, Part A 77, 731-746
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| Instruments and equipment available |
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* Cell cuture lab
* Spectrophotometer
* Fluorometer
* PCR thermocycler
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| Number of researchers (9) |
| Permanent positions (Prof, Dr) |
5 |
| PhD(contracted) |
0 |
| PhD Students |
2 |
| Technicians |
1 |
| Others |
0 |
| PhD 2012-2015 |
1 |
| PhD Ramon y Cajal (currently) |
0 |
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Nanotechnology for structural applications
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Nano powered ceramics
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Composite materials containing nanocrystals or powders
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Materials based on carbon nanotubes or fullerenes
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Nanoparticulate coatings
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Other - specify:
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NanoTechnology for information processing storage and transmission
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Nanoelectronics, materials and devices
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Optoelectronics/optical materials and devices
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Magnetic materials and devices
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Organic (opto) electronics
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Other - specify:
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Nano(bio)technology for medical applications
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Drug encapsulation
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Targeted drug delivery, molecular recognition
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Other - specify: nanotoxicity
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Nanotechnology for sensor applications
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Nanostructured sensors
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Sensors based on biological molecules
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Other - specify:
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Nanotechnology for (electro)chemical processing technologies
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Filtration
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Catalysts or electrodes with nano-structured surface
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Other - specify:
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Long-term research with generic applications
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Self- assembly
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Quantum physics, mesoscopic systems, chemical
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Interfacing to organic / biological molecules
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Other - specify:
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Instruments and equipment, supporting sciences and technologies
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Analytical equipment and techniques
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Powder production and processing
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Deposition equipment and techniques
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Patterning equipment and techniques
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Other - specify:
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