Today, engineered nanomaterials are used for a myriad of applications; ranging from aerospace, biomedical, microelectronics, to the water purification industries. The market for nanomaterials is expanding rapidly and many of these nanomaterials are used either through direct contact (e.g. drug delivery agents, cosmetics) or indirectly in the form of nanotechnological products. Human exposure to nanoparticles is therefore inevitable as nanomaterials become more widely used. With this, nanotoxicology research has gained special attention recently, since materials reduced to the nano-scale can exhibit very different properties and toxicity thresholds in humans. This symposium will be a platform to discuss the impact of engineered nanomaterials on a range of cellular life-forms and living organisms.
• Designing nanomaterials for toxicity testing. • Cellular toxicity of nanomaterials. • Assays for nanotoxicity screening. • High throughput screening of nanomaterials. • Impact of nanomaterials on bacteria, yeast, fungi and other life-forms. • In vivo models for nanotoxicity testing.
Invited Speakers
Paul BORM, Centre of Expertise Life Sciences, Netherlands; Nano4Imaging GmbH, Germany
Saji GEORGE, University of California, Los Angeles,
Greg GOSS, University of Alberta,
Ho HAN KIAT, National University Singapore,
Saber HUSSAIN, Wright Patterson Air Force Base,
David LEONG, National University Singapore,
Xiaotao PAN, Media Cybernetics | QImaging,
Shailendra K. SARAF, Northern India Engineering College,
Thatt Yang Timothy TAN, Nanyang Technological University,
Lanry Lin Yue YUNG, National University Singapore,
Yong ZHANG, National University of Singapore,
Yuliang ZHAO, Chinese Academy of Sciences,
Daniele ZINK, Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology,
Yi ZUO, University of Hawaii at Manoa,
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