The full World Nano 2024 scientific program across 3 days — keynotes, oral presentations, and posters. Talks are ordered by program prominence within each day.
Day 1
- Keynote · In-Person
Safety management for nanomaterials in research environments
Thierry Meyer · EPFL, Switzerland
Health and safety experts face an ongoing challenge in evaluating the risks linked to the increasing utilization of engineered nanomaterials (ENM) in research. Given the constantly changing characteristics of these…
- Keynote · In-Person
Pentacyclic triterpenoid nano formulations as bioavailable drug delivery agents at cellular level
Carmen Socaciu · BIODIATECH- Proplanta SRL, Romania
The last decade an increasing scientific interest was focused on pentacyclic triterpenoids (betulin, betulinic acid and lupane), considering their antitumor effects without so many secondary adverse actions comparative…
- Oral · In-Person
Antimicrobial properties of functionalized copper nanoparticles doped with gold nanoclusters
Etelka Chung · University of Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
Nanoparticles are referred to materials with dimensions typically between 1 to 100 nm. It has been found that these materials have enhanced properties, such as antimicrobial activity, due to their large surface area to…
- Oral · In-Person
Non-destructive evaluation technique for assessing nanoparticle dispersion in composite materials
Antonio Pantano · University of Palermo, Italy
Extensive production of polymer composites reinforced by nanoparticles is hindered by the lack of non-destructive evaluation (NDE) methods capable of ensuring product quality and compliance with specifications. It is…
- Oral · In-Person
Functional surface films for individual reconstructive implant in maxillofacial surgery
Igor Reshetov · Sechenov University, Russian Federation
Trauma, disorders, oncology in head and neck organs have growing level . Actually to make reconstructive technologies for restoration this main region of human body. But metals and alloys meet many of these…
- Oral · In-Person
Photodynamic inactivation of antibiotic-resistant microflora using photosensitizer nanoforms
Igor Reshetov · Sechenov University, Russian Federation
Purulent wounds treatment of soft tissues is associated with certain difficulties, which are caused by multiple factors, including occurrence, formation and wound nature specificities. Purulent complications…
- Oral · In-Person
Functionalization of Dextrin-capped gold nanoparticles with Oligodeoxynucleotides
Flora Maitim Yrad · Silliman University, Philippines
Gold nanoparticle (AuNP) is a colloidal zerovalent nanoscale gold core generally capped by organic layer and dispersed in a solvent. Their unique properties offer great potential applications in many fields including…
- Oral · In-Person
Manipulation and analysis of large DNA molecules using micro/nanogap structures
Naoki Azuma · Nagoya University, Japan
Analyzing the length of DNA molecules is one of the fundamental processes for analyzing DNA molecules of bacteria and viruses in the human bodies and in the environment. For example, to identify the genotype of…
- Oral · In-Person
Development of nitrogen-doped graphene/MOF nanocomposites towards adsorptive removal of Cr (VI) from the wastewater of the herbert bickley treatment works
Tshireletso M Madumo · University of Johannesburg, South Africa
Industrial effluents laden with Cr (VI) pose considerable health risks to human and animal life if left untreated. Hence, in this work, metal–organic framework-5/nitrogen-doped graphene (MOF5/NGO) nanocomposites are…
- Oral · In-Person
Atomic migration-driven metal nanowire growth
Yasuhiro Kimura · Nagoya University, Japan
Metallic nanowires, also called whiskers, are next-generation materials that are expected to revolutionize the functionality of materials by improving the performance of existing devices due to their unique physical…
- Oral · In-Person
Development and characterization of controlled release nano-fertilizer
Ashita Anand · TERI Deakin Nanobiotechnology Centre, India
Slow-release nano-fertilizers are now utilized widely to enhance nutrient usage efficiency and limit nutrient loss to the environment, which is a major drawback associated with conventional fertilizer applications. In…
- Oral · In-Person
Differential pulse voltammetric tuning of the screenprinted carbon electrode surface to enhance the electrochemical performance and multiplex detection
Mohammad Al Mamun · University of Malaya, Malaysia
Screen-Printed Carbon Electrodes (SPCEs) have shown tremendous scope for the miniaturization and commercialization of low-cost electrochemical sensors and biosensor devices. But the commercial SPCEs have a narrow…
- Poster · In-Person
Nanocarriers for the delivery of quercetin to inhibit the UV-induced aggregation of ?D-crystallin
Vishakha Goswami · Indian Institute of Technology, India
Due to gradual environmental changes like ozone layer depletion and global warming, human eyes get exposed to UV light. Exposure to UV light can be a cause of cataract, one of the ocular diseases which may cause vision…
- Poster · In-Person
Design of ion current and fluorescence dual-signal nanochannel sensors for effective and reliable detection
Lu Zhou · University of Macau, China
Nanochannel sensors show high sensitivity and are promising for the detection of toxic substance, biomolecules, and other analytes. However, ion current may be affected by many other factors, leading to false-positive…
- Poster · In-Person
The development of chitosan-based nano-carrier for highly antibiotic resistant H. pylori eradication therapy
Cheng Jung Yao · National Taiwan University, Taiwan
Helicobacter pylori infection usually causes gastrointestinal complications, including gastrointestinal bleeding or perforation, and serious infections may lead to gastric cancer. Amoxicillin is used to treat numerous…
Day 2
- Keynote · Virtual
The influence of nanomorphology in biological assays
Paulo Cesar De Morais · Catholic University of Brasilia, Brazil
The presentation will be focused on exploring mathematical models which are suitable to describe cargo-delivery using nanomaterials (NMs) while assessing information from in vitro assays. Presently, less than about 0.5%…
- Keynote · Virtual
Interaction between actin and quantum dots
Kyoungtae Kim · Missouri State University, United States
Quantum dots (QDs) are fluorescent nanoparticles with a broad emission range. As such, QDs are high sought after for optical-based biomedical applications. Recently, studies have shown the toxicity of quantum dots…
- Keynote · Virtual
Introducing nanoporous metallic capsules for improved stem cell delivery and function
Thomas J Webster · Brown University, United States
Traditionally, polymer capsules have been used and proposed for stem cell delivery to the body to treat numerous diseases due to their ease of manufacturing, low expense, and relative acceptance in the body. However…
- Oral · Virtual
Chemical Engineers in the face of cosmetics, cosmeceuticals and nutraceuticals: An overview
Charles Ivan Salanga · Saint Louis University, Philippines
Chemical engineers, working alongside chemists, toxicologists, and medical professionals, play a pivotal role in enhancing people's quality of life. The global pursuit of youthful looks drives millions. Cosmetic…
- Oral · Virtual
High sensitive biosensor based on topological darkness in hybrid thin filmgraphene nanostructure
Vasyl G Kravets · University of Manchester, United Kingdom
Plasmonic biosensing has emerged as the most sensitive label-free technique to detect various molecular species in solutions and has already proved crucial in drug discovery, food safety and studies of bio-reactions.…
- Oral · Virtual
Prospects of carbon nanoenergy
Khavkin Aleksandr · Peoples' Friendship University of Russia (RUDN), Russian Federation
The prospects of carbon nanoenergy, including hydrocarbon energy, the use of carbon nanotubes, and the energy of gas hydrates are considered. It is shown that the features of all types of carbon materials are determined…
- Oral · Virtual
The importance of optimizing the synthesis conditions for obtaining pure ZnO-NP
Laura Elena Muresan · Babes-Bolyai University, Romania
As a result of the continuous development in the field of materials science, our life experience has changed significantly. Nanomaterials, due to their special properties at nano-scale, are increasingly used to improve…
- Oral · Virtual
Combining electron channeling contrast and energy selected backscattered electron imaging to identifying defects in complex quantum dots systems
Teresa Ben Fernandez · University of Cadiz, Spain
The microstructural characterization of semiconducting materials is essential to understand their physical properties, as well as device performance in various applications. Among the different techniques available…
- Oral · Virtual
Biogenic synthesis of nanoparticles and its antifungal and antibacterial applications
Shagufta Bi · IFTM University, India
Science has changed due to the ability to manipulate matter at the molecular level. Materials having a minimum diameter of 1 to 100 nm are among the many materials referred to as nanoparticles. Combining organic and…
- Oral · Virtual
Synthesis, characterization, and applications of carbon quantum dots
Arvind K Gathania · National Institute of Technology Hamirpur, India
Carbon quantum dots (CQDs), which are also referred to as carbon dots (CDs), are new nanomaterials based on fluorescent carbon that are zero-dimensional. The exceptional optical qualities of CQDs, along with their water…
- Oral · Virtual
Production and application of nanocellulose based nano-biopolymer derived from plant lignocellulose as tissue engineering biomaterials and drug delivery
A B M Sharif Hossain · Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Saudi Arabia
The nanocellulose-based nanobiomaterials like nano-biofilm and nanocoating are appropriate to the medical, biomedical, cosmetics, and bioengineering industries. Biomaterial derived from plant sources like biopolymers is…
- Oral · Virtual
Outstanding flame approach for production Ferric Oxide (Fe2O3) nanoparticles
Ayad Al Thuwaynee · University of Babylon, Iraq
Synthesis of functional iron oxide nanoparticles (Fe2O3) has attracted considerable attention recently due to their potential diverse applications such as catalysis, optical magnetic recording, gas sensors, electronic…
- Oral · Virtual
Experimental and DFT calculations of ethylene detection performance of Co3O4
Katekani Shingange · Mintek, South Africa
The morphology of metal oxide semiconductors (MOS) significantly influences their gas detection abilities. Nanostructured forms, like hierarchical structures, exhibit superior gas detection capabilities compared to bulk…
- Oral · Virtual
Azodye photoaligned Nanolayers for liquid crystals devices
Vladimir Chigrinov · Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong
Photoalignment and photopatterning has been proposed and studied for a long time. Light is responsible for the delivery of energy as well as phase and polarization information to materials systems. It was shown that…
- Oral · Virtual
Porphyrin based nanomaterials
Raymond Compton Jagessar · University of Guyana, Guyana
Porphyrins are terapyrrolic compounds that are usually synthesized by the condensation of aromatic aldehyde with pyrrole or the reaction of dipyrromethene with an aromatic aldehyde followed by oxidation with…
- Oral · Virtual
Nanotechnology: advancing material science and medicine
Raymond Compton Jagessar · University of Guyana, Guyana
Nanotechnology has been a rapidly growing field of advanced science at the inception of this century. Nanotechnology of advanced materials, polymers, principally revolves around endeavors to plan materials at a…
- Oral · Virtual
Cross-linked chitosan-dextran sulfate nanoparticles for vildagliptin encapsulation: QbD optimization and in vitro antidiabetic efficacy
Eknath Bhanudas Kole · Kavayitri Bahinabai Chaudhari North Maharashtra University Jalgaon, India
Vildagliptin (VLG), recognized for its antidiabetic properties, offers a potential remedy for this prevalent condition due to its notable characteristics, including high solubility and a brief elimination half-life.…
- Poster · Virtual
Optimisation and artifacts of photothermal excitation of microresonators
Liping Ge · The University of Sydney, Australia
The utilization of photothermal excitation for the precise activation of microresonators through focused, intensity-modulated light represents a burgeoning field of research with profound implications for atomic force…
- Poster · Virtual
Iodine-doped carbon dots as a nanocatalyst for degradation of cationic dyes
Anurag Kumar Pandey · IIT Kharagpur, India
Water pollution caused by industrial dyes or effluents has grown to be a serious global issue, especially in developing nations. Treatment of these environmental pollutants is essential because they pose a major threat…
Day 3
- Keynote · Virtual
Nanotransporters for the release of bioactive molecules
Antonio Vassallo · University of Basilicata, Italy
In this study, the nanoformulation of plant extracts in phospholipid vesicles was performed to improve phytochemicals’ applicability in potential skin products. In recent years, the scientific community and…
- Oral · In-Person
Designable synthesis of TiO2 nanostructures/composites and photocatalytic applications
Lianjie Zhu · Tianjin University of Technology, China
TiO2 is a promising photocatalyst for H2 production and photodegradation of organic dyes. The photocatalytic activity of the TiO2 nanomaterial is closely related to its structure and composition. Thus, tuning its…
- Oral · In-Person
Advanced non-woven separator membrane by syringeless electrospinning for high-performance lithium-ion energy device
Shinyoung Lee · Chungnam National University, Korea, Republic of
Separators play a critical role in determining the electrochemical performance and safety of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). Developing separators to meet the various requirements of next-generation LIBs is quite…
- Oral · In-Person
Development of Boron Nitride nanotube-based additives to improve ionic conductivity and thermal stability for high-performance Li-ion batteries
Yurim Lee · Chungnam National University, Korea, Republic of
Electrolyte additives have been widely used to improve the long-term cycling performance of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) by preventing electrolyte decomposition at the electrodes. Currently, various electrolyte…
- Oral · In-Person
Capsule coffee-inspired customizable mRNA vaccine production using a Rapid On-Site Microfluidic Assembly (ROMA) technology
Jiang Xu · Virogin Biotech, China
The emergence of mRNA vaccine has been profoundly addressing global infectious disease challenges and revolutionizing cancer therapy and gene-editing. However, current mRNA vaccine remains distant from customizable…
- Oral · In-Person
Nanoscale air channel devices for emerging IC applications
Jinshun Bi · Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
This talk will focus on a novel device named nanoscale air channel device (NACD), which has potential applications in ICs. Our work firstly focused on fabricating sub-10-nm air channel devices with ultra-low operating…
- Oral · In-Person
Sodium alginate-CuS nanostructures synthesized at the gel-liquid interface: an efficient photocatalyst for redox reaction and water remediation
Likhi Dhruv · Indian Institute of Technology, India
Gels are an excellent reaction medium for the synthesis of nanomaterials because they represent the transition phase that exists between solids and liquids. In this study, CuS nanostructures are grown at the gel-liquid…
- Oral · In-Person
Novel synthesis of quaternary Zn-Cu-In-S/ZnS QDs-m THPP porphyrin conjugate for photodynamic therapy and antibacterial activities
Ncediwe Tsolekile · Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa
Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) is a non-invasive therapeutic approach that eliminates improperly developing cells and bacteria. Porphyrins are utilized in PDT as photosensitizers; nonetheless, their clinical applicability…
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