Florida Association for Nanotechnology

​​​​​​​​​​​​"Advances in Nanoscale Interactions: The New Horizons"

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​The burgeoning field of nanotechnology and nanoscience aims to create, understand, and use nanoscale structures, devices, and systems. In leveraging their novel properties and functions, it is expected to lead to a better understanding of in vivo intracellular interactions, intracellular transport and bimolecular dynamics, which will stimulate the development of radically new technologies that might provide novel strategies for the diagnosis and therapy of diseases. The fundamental concept of nanoparticles is that their actions are, in effect, the result of a series of directional and therefore predictable molecular recognition events. Thus, nanoparticles can be engineered such that they are designed from first principles and can therefore consist of a diverse range of chemical components presently exemplified by coordination polymers (i.e. metals, organic and inorganic ligands), polymers sustained by organo-metal linkages and hydrogen bonded organic compounds. A second aspect of nanoparticle chemistry that is presently under active development is the exploitation of the principles of self-assembly of natural or synthetic polymers to generate nanoscale molecules, which have pivotal biomedical applications, including diagnostics and drug delivery. It is widely believed that research into the methods of engineering nanoparticles and mechanisms of nanoparticle-mediated detection of disease cells and molecules in vitro and in vivo will be the “holy grail” of disease detection, imaging and efficient management in 21st century.

To advance the nanotechnology and nanoscience research in Florida, USA and globally, NIC 2025 will explore the theme "Advances in Nanoscale Interactions: The New Horizons" as a national initiative that will foster and promote the following goals:

• Promote collaborative and interdisciplinary research.

• Help to create multidisciplinary education and research projects including novel approaches for translational research.

• Host presentations by experts in creating international collaborations, start-ups for nanotech business, production scale-up and marketing.

• Provide new insights into nanomedicine applications for nanoscientists, clinicians and engineers in the areas of drug delivery, diagnostic testing and therapeutics for cancers.

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