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June 06-07, 2019 | London, UK
2
nd
International Conference on
Tissue Science and Molecular Biology,
Stem Cells & Separation Techniques
Joint Event
Biomedical Research (An International Journal of Medical Sciences) | ISSN: 0976-1683 Volume 30
Say goodbye to hospitals and hello to implantable nanosensors
Thomas J Webster
Northeastern University, USA
T
here is an acute shortageof organs due todisease, trauma,
congenital defects and most importantly, age related
maladies. While tissue engineering (and nanotechnology) has
made great strides towards improving tissue growth, infection
controlhasbeenlargelyforgotten.Critically,asaconsequence,
the Centers for Disease Control have predicted more deaths
from antibiotic-resistant bacteria than all cancers combined
by 2050. Moreover, there has been a lack of translation to
real commercial products. This talk will summarize how
nanotechnology can be used to increase tissue growth and
decrease implant infection without using antibiotics but using
sensors (while getting regulatory approval). Our group has
shown that nanofeatures, nano-modifications, nanoparticles
and most importantly, nanosensors can reduce bacterial
growth without using antibiotics. This talk will summarize
techniques and efforts to create nanosensors for awide range
of medical and tissue engineering applications, particularly
those that have received FDA approval and are currently
being implanted in humans.
e
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th.webster@neu.eduBiomed Res, Volume 30
ISSN: 0976-1683