Functionalized Nanoparticles for Medical Applications:

: [COLL] Division of Colloid & Surface Chemistry

Nanoparticles are now a well-established part of medicine. Due to their ability to penetrate tissues, enter cells and cellular organelles, invade tumors, infiltrate biofilms, avoid immune system clearance, increase tissue growth, simultaneously detect and treat disease, control immune system responses, and so much more, they have proven superior to conventional or micron particles. This symposium seeks abstracts which research the role that nanoparticles have played in disease prevention, detection, and treatment. Disease systems include but are not limited to cancer, infection, immunological disorders, neurological (such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s), cardiovascular, paralysis, ophthalmological, skin, wound healing, orthopedic, dental, cartilage, GI tract, etc. Studies which emphasize the importance of functionalizing nanoparticles to improve disease prevention, detection, and treatment are of particular interest. Nanoparticles can include polymeric, metal oxide, liposomes, polymersomes, micelles, natural materials, composites thereof and more.