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NanoDDS’13: Oct. 25-26, 2013 – University of California, San Diego

30 Apr 2013

The 11th International Nanomedicine and Drug Delivery Symposium (NanoDDS’13) will be held Oct. 25-26, 2013 at the University of California, San Diego. NanoDDS is the key annual event for researchers developing next-generation delivery vehicles: targeted, responsive, biodegradable nanomaterials for drug delivery, diagnostics, noninvasive imaging, and regenerative medicine. This symposium, co-chaired by Adah Almutairi of UC San Diego and Andrew Mackay of the University of Southern California, features a diverse group of creative, high-profile investigators, including Erkki Ruoslahti, Samuel Stupp, and Allan Hoffman.

Abstracts for poster presentations will be accepted from May through September; the top three abstracts will win prizes and oral presentation slots.

More information can be found here.

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ICBS2013 Biomaterials Science Poster Prize Winners

27 Mar 2013

Biomaterials Science was delighted to award three Poster Prizes at the ICBS2013 held at Tsukuba International Congress Center (EPOCHAL Tsukuba), Tsukuba, Japan on 19th – 22nd March. The winners were:

Mr. Dirk Steinhilber
P051 – Multifunctional endritic Polyglycerol Nano- and Microgels for Encapsulation and Release of Functional Biomacromolecules

Ms. Aya Tsubokura (not pictured)
Department of Life Science and Medical Bioscience, School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Waseda University
P108 – Differentiation of Mesenchymal Stem Cell on the Single Line Pattern in Nano-Size Fabricated on the Electron Beam Reactive Mask Material

Mr. Mitsuru Naito
Department of Materials Engineering, The University of Tokyo
P122 – Phenylboronate functionalized polyion complex micelles as ATP-sensitive smart delivery system of siRN

Mr. Mitsuru Naito and Dr Liz Dunn

Mr. Dirk Steinhilber & Dr Liz Dunn

Each student received a Biomaterials Science Prize certificate, presented by Dr Liz Dunn, Managing Editor of Biomaterials Science as well as an RSC book.

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RSC-iCeMS Joint International Symposium: “Cell-Material Integration and Biomaterials Science

28 Feb 2013

On 17-19 March 2013 RSC Publishing and the Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences, Kyoto University (WPI-iCeMS) are jointly hosting an International Symposium on “Cell-Material Integration and Biomaterials Science”.

The symposium will commemorate the launch of RSC Publishing’s new high impact journal, Biomaterials Science.

Sessions will include topics such as:

From molecules to cells
Nano/meso-structures toward biological applications
Integration of cell biology and materials

See the program for more details on who is speaking…

If you are in the area come along, it is completely free to attend!

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Nasal gel alternative to insulin injection: Biomaterials Science article in Chemistry World

12 Nov 2012

The formulation affects the controlled delivery of insulin, demonstrated by a reduction in blood glucose over 24 hours. © Shutterstock

An international team of scientists has developed a novel insulin delivery system for nasal administration. The study aims to provide an alternative to regular injections through the delivery of insulin via the nasal membrane in the form of a hydrogel. This route offers a relatively high bioavailability, avoidance of the first-pass effect (in which a drug’s concentration is reduced before it reaches the systemic circulation) and painless administration.

Considerable research effort has been dedicated to developing alternative non-invasive insulin delivery systems, including oral and transcutaneous administration. The major limitations of nasal delivery are the rapid mucociliary clearance of a drug to the nasopharynx, resulting in a short time span for its absorption, and the low permeability of the nasal membrane to peptides such as insulin because of tight junctions between epithelial cells.

Read the full article by Michael Parkin in Chemistry World.

A once-a-day dosage form for the delivery of insulin through the nasal route: in vitro assessment and in vivo evaluation
H. Nazar , P. Caliceti , B. Carpenter , A. I. El-Mallah , D. G. Fatouros , M. Roldo , S. M. van der Merwe and J. Tsibouklis
Biomater. Sci., 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2BM00132B

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Ink containing living cells to print tissue: Biomaterials Science article in Chemistry World

07 Nov 2012

Scientists in Australia are a step closer to printing living cells for tissue engineering with the development of a new bio-ink that allows the cells to stay alive until they are printed and not clog up the printer nozzle.

‘The first bio-inks used in drop-on-demand cell printing were simple salt solutions,’ says Marc in het Panhuis, who was part of the research team at the University of Wollongong. ‘The cells in these inks settled and aggregated quickly, which impeded printing. Cell viability can also be compromised if the salt concentration is too high.’

Read the full article in Chemistry World.

Bio-ink for on-demand printing of living cells
Cameron J. Ferris, Kerry J. Gilmore, Stephen Beirne, Donald McCallum, Gordon G. Wallace and Marc in het Panhuis
Biomater. Sci., 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2BM00114D

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A cancer treatment that goes further

10 Oct 2012

A cancer treatment that uses titanium dioxide nanoparticles to kill tumour cells has been given a sound revamping by researchers in Japan. The new strategy improves the stability of the nanoparticles and the treatment may be able to penetrate more deeply into human tissues than ever before, targeting problematic tumours, through the use of ultrasound.

Atsushi Harada and colleagues at Osaka Prefecture University encapsulated the titanium dioxide nanoparticles inside micelles (an aggregate of surfactant molecules dispersed in a liquid colloid). The team grafted polyethylene glycol, a polymer with many medical uses, onto the micelles to stabilise them, improve their biocompatibility and to ensure that the micelles had negligible cytotoxicity. ‘Low cytotoxicity is the most important property of our micellar system’ Harada explains.

Titanium dioxide nanoparticle-entrapped micelles can selectively kill cells at only the ultrasound-irradiated area

Read the full article at Chemistry World.

Titanium dioxide nanoparticle-entrapped polyion complex micelles generate singlet oxygen in the cells by ultrasound irradiation for sonodynamic therapy
Atsushi Harada, Masafumi Ono, Eiji Yuba and Kenji Kono
Biomater. Sci., 2013, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2BM00066K

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Nasal gel alternative to insulin injection: Biomaterials Science article in Chemistry World

Ink containing living cells to print tissue: Biomaterials Science article in Chemistry World

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