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Mater Sci Nanotechnol 2017 | Volume 1 Issue 2
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Nanomaterials and Nanochemistry
November 29-30, 2017 | Atlanta, USA
International Conference on
Tailor-made nanomaterials designed for human benefit are
going to be presented and discussed, such as, antiseptic
fabrics loaded with nanosilver particles; hesperidin or
nano-hesperidin loaded nanoparticles or formulations for
anti-cancer and anti-aging therapies; and inert magnetic
nanoparticles for sucrose removal. Many efforts to develop
powerful antimicrobial agents or formulations that could be
used in clinical treatments against pathogenic and resistant
microorganisms have been made still, resistant pathogens
are frequently present in hospital areas, complicating
the treatment and cure of infections caused by them. In
this respect, nanosilver particles show very interesting
antimicrobial properties and have been applied in a wide
range of products such as those for preventing hospital
infections. These particles can be produced by chemical
or biological methods. Our research is partly focused on
bio-based synthesis of silver nanoparticles, their thorough
characterization and application, for example, in cotton fibers
impregnation that might be used in medical environment
and clothing as to avoid microbial spreading. Nature keeps
surprising us with incredible and simple solutions to many
health problems. For example, hesperidin is an abundant
citrus fruit flavanone that has many interesting properties
regarding biological activity. These include anticancer pro-
drug effects against different cancer-cell lines and powerful
antioxidant effects. Chemo protective roles in carcinogenesis
and antioxidant activities of different formulations of
hesperidin in some designed drug delivery systems are going
to be presented. Finally, I shall finish this keynote lecture with
tailored-made nanomagnets designed to benefit population
that suffers from diabetes. As a chronical metabolic disease
that leads to high glucose levels in the blood, diabetes
has grave consequences to human health. Our research
idea was to obtain a tailor-made nanomagnet, iron oxide-
based, covered with an inert shell and enzyme-linked, as to
capture and remove sucrose from a solution. These specially
designed nanomagnets are stable, inert, easy to deal with,
and reduce the time and cost of the process for obtaining
low-sugar beverages.
Speaker Biography
Ljubica Tasic has obtained her Bachelor’s and Master’s in Chemistry from the Faculty
of Chemistry, Belgrade University (Belgrade, Serbia). After a four-year experience as
an Assistant Professor in the Applied Chemistry Department (Faculty of Chemistry,
Belgrade), she continued her graduated studies at the Chemistry Institute of the
University of Campinas (Unicamp, Campinas, Brazil), where she has obtained Ph.D
in May 02. Post-doctorate research, from August to May 04, she has carried out at
the National Synchrotron Light Laboratory (Brazil). Since October 04, as Professor at
the Organic Chemistry Department of the Chemistry Institute (Unicamp, Brazil), she
lectures courses on General, Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry. Her research projects
are related to Biological Chemistry, Biochemistry, Nanochemistry and Metabolomics.
Currently she is an Associate Professor and Head of the Organic Chemistry Department
(Unicamp, Brazil).
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Ljubica Tasic
University of Campinas, Brazil
Tailor-made nanomaterials for human benefit