Purpose
The purpose of PEPSA-MATE is to create a multidisciplinary team – including early career researchers – to derive novel products from polysaccharides (complex carbohydrates) and peptides nanoparticles using experimental and computer-based theoretical design approaches and innovative ultrasonic fabrication technologies. Being eco-friendly alternatives to conventional fossil fuel-derived materials, the engineered nanoparticles are used as drug-delivery systems and biodegradable plastic matrix.
Coordinator
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UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI ROMA TOR VERGATA
(Via Cracovia 50, 00133 Roma, Italy)
LEAD PI: Francesca Cavalieri
Participants
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FAKULTNI NEMOCNICE U SV. ANNY V BRNE
LEAD PI: Giancarlo Forte
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LEIBNIZ-INSTITUT FUR POLYMERFORSCHUNG DRESDEN EV
LEAD PI: Andreas Fery
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NANOFABER SRL
LEAD PI: Antonio Rinaldi
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UNIVERSIDAD DE VIGO
LEAD PI: Verónica Salgueiriño
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THE UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE
LEAD PI: Frank Caruso
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INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR GENETIC ENGINEERING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
LEAD PI: Luiz Zerbini
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BIOEMISSION TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS IKE
LEAD PI: George Loudos
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CENTRO DE INGENIERIA GENETICA Y BIOTECNOLOGIA
LEAD PI: Ariel Mariano Felipe Gomez
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FUNDACAO UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO ABC
LEAD PI: Wendel A. Alves
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ROYAL MELBOURNE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY*RMIT UNIVERSITY
LEAD PI: Irene Yarovsky