MAG(NET)ICFUN
Functionalized Magnetic Nanoparticles and their Application in Chemistry and Biomedicine
| Coordinatore | UNIVERSITAET REGENSBURG
Organization address
address: UNIVERSITAETSSTRASSE 31 contact info |
| Nazionalità Coordinatore | Germany [DE] |
| Totale costo | 4˙425˙987 € |
| EC contributo | 4˙425˙987 € |
| Programma | FP7-PEOPLE
Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013) |
| Code Call | FP7-PEOPLE-2011-ITN |
| Funding Scheme | MC-ITN |
| Anno di inizio | 2012 |
| Periodo (anno-mese-giorno) | 2012-10-01 - 2017-01-31 |
Partecipanti
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
UNIVERSITAET REGENSBURG
Organization address
address: UNIVERSITAETSSTRASSE 31 contact info |
DE (REGENSBURG) | coordinator | 914˙991.99 |
| 2 |
UNIVERSITY OF KEELE
Organization address
address: KEELE UNIVERSITY FINANCE DPT contact info |
UK (KEELE) | participant | 797˙750.61 |
| 3 |
THE PROVOST, FELLOWS, FOUNDATION SCHOLARS & THE OTHER MEMBERS OF BOARD OF THE COLLEGE OF THE HOLY & UNDIVIDED TRINITY OF QUEEN ELIZABETH NEAR DUBLIN
Organization address
address: College Green - contact info |
IE (DUBLIN) | participant | 604˙335.01 |
| 4 |
FONDAZIONE ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA
Organization address
address: VIA MOREGO 30 contact info |
IT (GENOVA) | participant | 590˙234.00 |
| 5 |
EIDGENOESSISCHE TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE ZURICH
Organization address
address: Raemistrasse 101 contact info |
CH (ZUERICH) | participant | 587˙654.00 |
| 6 |
FUNDACIO PRIVADA INSTITUT CATALA D'INVESTIGACIO QUIMICA
Organization address
address: AVINGUDA PAISOS CATALANS 16 contact info |
ES (TARRAGONA) | participant | 547˙975.00 |
| 7 |
NANOTHERICS
Organization address
address: INNOVATION CENTRE KEELE UNIVERSITY SCIENCE AND BUSINESS PARK 4 contact info |
UK (KEELE NEWCASTLE UNDER LYME) | participant | 277˙916.00 |
| 8 |
MICA BIOSYSTEMS LIMITED
Organization address
address: Arley Road 23 contact info |
UK (SOLIHULL) | participant | 105˙131.38 |
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Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)
'Functionalized magnetic nanoparticles are proposed as smart platforms for applications in chemistry - emphasizing catalysis -, environmental chemistry - emphasizing catalytic detoxification, or biomedicine - emphasizing delivery of biomolecules and drugs. The magnetic properties of the entities offer an additional dimension for their manipulation by external magnetic fields, e.g. for flow reactors, for recovery from the environment, for imaging (MRI) or for directed targeting of tumors in living beings. The consortium spans the synthesis of coated (graphene, silica, polymers) magnetic nanoparticles with metal and metal oxides cores, covalent and non-covalent functionalization with chemical and biomedical agents, applications in homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis for fine chemical production or detoxification of the environment, or biomedical applications such as tumor recognition, drug delivery or gene transfection. Disciplines involved are Chemistry, Biochemistry and Bioanalytical Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Material Science, Physics, and Medicine.'
Introduzione (Teaser)
The chemical and biomedical device industries are being revolutionised by the development of nano-scale particles and materials that have seemingly limitless applications.
Descrizione progetto (Article)
Nanoparticles are microscopic particles that have widespread application in biomedical, optical, electronic, chemical and engineering fields. Their promise lies in the fact that materials take on unique properties when their sizes approach the nano scale (around a billionth of a metre).
The EU-funded http://www.magneticfun.eu (MAG(NET)ICFUN) (Functionalized magnetic nanoparticles and their application in chemistry and biomedicine) project aims to develop magnetic nanoparticles for chemical and biomedical uses.
A consortium of six academic institutions and three companies is working on three main topics centred on specific properties of the nanoparticles. Within each topic, researchers will focus on various stages of magnetic nanoparticle manufacture and application.
These stages include creating and characterising the nanoparticles, giving them a specific function and testing the newly developed particles for practical applications.
MAG(NET)ICFUN is particularly interested in using magnetic nanoparticles for speeding up chemical reactions, detoxifying environmental pollutants and delivering drugs to specific cells in the body. The innovative particles' magnetic properties in particular offer an extra dimension in allowing external magnetic fields to manipulate them.
For example, MAG(NET)ICFUN has already developed magnetic nanoparticles that can remove mercury from contaminated water. Potential medical uses include imaging in magnetic resonance imaging machines and directly targeting tumours in cancer sufferers.
During the next few years the consortium will generate a plethora of new magnetic nanomaterials for sustainable chemical processes or new cures in medicine. In addition, MAG(NET)ICFUN will build a training programme at the interface of chemistry, materials science and biomedicine to nurture these skills in young scientists.