
Nanoscale functional polymers for brain diseases & regenerative medicine
Nanomedicine embraces mostly, though not exclusively, the biomedical application of nanoscale materials for diagnosis and therapy.
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Chromogenic & emissive nanomaterials for energy efficient devices
We aim to develop advanced (nano)materials following novel and emerging concepts and approaches for their integration in smart devices.
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New paper in Chemistry of Materials – Water-stable carborane-based Eu3+/Tb3+ MOFs for anticounterfeiting bar-coding.
2 May 2022New paper in Nanomaterials – Intranasal administration of catechol-based Pt(IV) coordination polymer nanoparticles for glioblastoma therapy
11 Apr 2022Oriol Mundet completed his Bachelor’s Thesis project successfully
25 Mar 2022
About Nanosfun
The goal of the Nanostructured Functional Materials or NANOSFUN group is to develop new routes to molecular nanostructures with properties inspired by nature and smart responses to external stimuli. The group has a lot of exoerience on novel catechol-based coatings and wet adhesives that reproduce the sticking power of marine mussels, as well as the development of nanoencapsulation strategies for photoactive species with potential photophysical and chemical applications. The group also carries out a strong research line in photo- and thermochromism.
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Nanosfun has a huge activity in social and scientific media. Our members are excellent ambassadors to spread the scientific work that we carry out in our group. Check more news and events in our Gallery!
Daniel Ruiz-Molina
Group Leader
Prof. Daniel Ruiz-Molina earned his PhD in polyradical dendrimers at the Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC) under Prof. Jaume Veciana. He then took a postdoctoral position at the University of California San Diego (USA), where he spent three years working on single molecule magnets and molecular switches.
read moreThe chemistry behind catechol-based adhesion.
Dual T1/T2 Nanoscale coordination polymers as novel contrast agents for MRI: A preclinical study for brain tumor
Off/On fluorescent nanoparticles for tunable high-temperature threshold sensing.
Bioinspired theranostic coordination polymer nanoparticles for intranasal dopamine replacement in Parkinson’s disease.
The ICN2
The Institut Català de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia, with its official English translation Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology and acronym ICN2, is a non-profit international research institute located close to Barcelona, Spain. Its research lines focus on the newly-discovered physical and chemical properties that arise from the behaviour of matter at the nanoscale.
The trustees of the ICN2 are the Government of Catalonia, the Spanish National Research Council and the Autonomous University of Barcelona. The institute promotes collaboration among scientists from diverse backgrounds to develop basic and applied research, while always seeking out new ways to engage with local and global industry.
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