| Nanotechnology Activities Survey in Spain |
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| Name of the Laboratory |
Nucleic Acids Chemistry Group
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| Department |
Nanotecnología Quimica y Biomolecular |
| Institution |
IQAC |
| Institution (Acronym) |
CSIC |
| Contact Person (e-mail) |
ERITJA CASADELLA, Ramon
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| Address |
Jordi Girona 18-26 |
| Postal code |
08034 Barcelona |
| Province |
Barcelona |
| Autonomous Region |
Cataluña |
| Country |
Spain |
| Phone |
+34-93-4006145 |
| Fax |
+34-93-2045904 |
| Website |
http://www.iqac.csic.es/ |
| Main Research Areas |
* Oligonucleotides (DNA)
* Nanoparticles
* Peptide Nucleic Acids (PNA)
* DNA-directed assembly of nanomaterials
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| Participating Projects |
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* Synthetic Nucleic Acids for Biomedical applications
Coordinator: Dr. Ramon Eritja: MINECO, Plan Nacional, CTQ2014-52588-R (144.000 €)
* Multifunctional nanotechnology for selective detection and treatment of cancer - http://www.multifun-project.eu/
Coordinator: Cesar Mediavilla (coordinador): FP-7-NMP-2010-LARGE-4, proposal NMP-LA-2011-262943 (230.000 €)
* Genotoxic nanoparticles targeting colorrectal cancer stem cells
Coordinator: Dr. Ramon Mangues: Fundació La Marato 2012 (416/C/2013) (80.000 €)
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| Three more relevant publications within 2012-2015 |
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* M. Tintoré, I. Gállego, B. Manning, R. Eritja, C. Fàbrega - Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 52, 7747-7750 (2013)
* L.G. Carrascosa, S. Gómez-Montes, A. Aviñó, A. Nadal, M. Pla, R. Eritja, L.M. Lechuga - Nucleic Acids Res., 40, e56 (2012)
* S. Grijalvo, A. Alagia, G. Puras, J. Zarate, J.L. Pedraz, R. Eritja - Coll. Surf. B: Biointerfaces, 119, 30-37 (2014)
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| Instruments and equipment available |
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* Sintetizador automático de oligonucleótidos
* Espectrofotometros de absorción de UV-Visible y de fluorescencia equipados con formador de gradientes de temperatura (peltier)
* HPLC
* Electroforesis
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| funding 2012-2015 (In
thousand Euro) |
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MECD/MINECO/MINETUR |
CC.AA. |
UE |
Private |
Total for years |
2012 |
50 |
3 |
150 |
40 |
243 |
2013 |
50 |
3 |
50 |
40 |
143 |
2014 |
10 |
0 |
50 |
25 |
85 |
2015 |
50 |
0 |
20 |
25 |
95 |
Total for organism
type |
160 |
6 |
270 |
130 |
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| Number of researchers (9) |
| Permanent positions (Prof, Dr) |
2 |
| PhD(contracted) |
4 |
| PhD Students |
1 |
| Technicians |
0 |
| Others |
0 |
| PhD 2012-2015 |
2 |
| PhD Ramon y Cajal (currently) |
0 |
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| Participation in other Networks
CIBER-BBN, Ribonet |
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| Useful web links or contacts for NANOSPAIN
Network
http://www.ciber-bbn.es/ |
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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:
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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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