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• Silicon Nanoparticles for Nanosurgery: Master’s Student Publishes an Article in Nano Letters

  Using nanoparticles for medical purposes is a promising method which remains sought-after for over 10 years. One of the most important breakthroughs in this field is optical heating of nanoparticles fixed on tumor cells. Using this method one can damage diseased cells with localized heating. To control the temperature without damaging living tissues researchers use golden particles. However, the current control methods are complicated and take lots of time. ITMO Master’s student Georgy Zograf tries to solve this problem using silicon nanoparticles. He became the first author of article devoted to the results of this study, which was published in Nano Letters.

  28.04.2017

• Fight Diseases at the Nanolevel: How ITMO’s New Lab Works on Targeted Drug Delivery

  ITMO’s International Research Center for Magnetically Controlled Nanosystems for Theranostics  of Oncological and Heart Diseases opened recently. Its researchers plan to develop hybrid nanosystems for targeted drug delivery. The center will be headed by Anna Orlova, an associate professor at the Department of Natural Physics and Natural Science and Professor Yury Volkov, chair of Trinity Translational Medicine Institute. The specialists from the Institute of Experimental Medicine at the Federal Almazov North-West Medical Research Centre will also join the research team.

  19.04.2017

• ITMO’s Bioengineering Center Presents Research on New Bio-Compatible Implants

  At ITMO's Bioengineering Center, scientists develop nanomodified polymer implants that are 100% compatible with the human organism, dissolve within several years, and even have antibacterial properties. Thanks to this technology, it might well become possible to restore limb functions even after loss of whole parts of the skeleton, which is impossible in the current state of technology. The research's results were presented by Igor Denisuk, one of the project's leaders and professor of the Department of IT in the Fuel and Energy Industry. Maya Uspenskaya, the department head, is also among the project's heads.

  21.02.2017