Name:
Nanomedicine & Nanoprobes
Leader:
- Pr Igor Chourpa
Research axis :
- Axis 1 Nanomedicine and cosmetics
- Axis 2 Bioanalytical sciences and imaging
Expertise / know-how:
Axis 1 Nanomedicine and cosmetics
- Formulation of nanovectors of active molecules (solid matrices, micelles, capsules, liposomes), their inclusion in creams or gels
- Inorganic synthesis (nanoparticles made of iron oxides, gold, silver), biofunctionalization, conjugation, organic synthesis
Axis 2 Bioanalytical sciences and imaging
- Spectroscopies (UV-vis, fluorescence, IR, Raman, SERS) and spectral imaging (Raman, SERS, fluorescence)
- Separative techniques (UHPLC, CE-LIF, GC)
- Other techniques: DLS, zetametry, Western Blot, SDS-PAGE
- Other areas of expertise: chemometry, experimental design
- Analysis of molecules, macromolecules and particles, on a scale of cell, tissue and in biological fluids (serum)
- Biological models: in vitro (keratinocytes, breast cancer), in vivo (healthy / tumoral mice) and ex vivo (skin in survival or reconstituted, hair)
Location:
Faculty of Pharmacy of Tours, 31 avenue Monge, 37200, Tours