Topical Advisory Panel

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Condensed Matter and Materials Physics Group, School of Physics, Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Road, London E1 4NS, UK
Interests: atomic structure of non-periodic systems; structure of and light emission in quantum dots (QDs); structure of and light emission in carbon nanoparticles (CNPs); interaction and applications of QDs/CNPs in biological matter; bionanotechnology; X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS); X-ray scattering and pair distribution function (xPDF); extended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS); X-ray absorption near edge structure (XANES); Raman characterisation of QDs and CNPs; matter under extreme conditions of high pressure
Department of Drug Science and Technology, University of Torino, 10125 Turin, Italy
Interests: lipid nanoparticles; microemulsions; ophthalmic therapeutics; anticancer therapy; retinal diseases; combinational therapies; in vitro preclinical models; veterinary medicine
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Department of Chemistry, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory 1-3, 119991 Moscow, Russia
Interests: structural chemistry of inorganic and organometallic compounds; solid phase and transport chemical reactions; development and investigation of new materials for energy storage and harvesting; hybrid polymer materials and coatings; carbon nanomaterials; catalysts for heterogeneous processes; thermoelectric materials; quantum-chemical calculations of electronic structure; molecular modelling; vibration spectroscopy; ozone and ozonides chemistry; development of non-aqueous supercapacitors and Li-ion batteries; characterization techniques such as TEM, SEM, XPS, XRD, IR; Raman spectroscopy and STA
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto per la Microelettronica e Microsistemi (CNR-IMM), Catania, Italy
Interests: synthesis and characterization of carbon-based and metal oxide nanostructures; nanomaterials and nanocomposites for sensing; water purification; water splitting applications; surface characterization; photocatalytic processes
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University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
Interests: nanodiamonds; diamond magnetometry; quantum sensing; cells

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Institute of Crystallography, National Research Council, AdR1, Montelibretti, Italy
Interests: algal biosensors; optical and electrochemical sensing; nanomaterials; environmental monitoring; medical diagnostics
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Departments of Biomedical Engineering and Pediatrics, Georgia Institute of Technology & Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA
Interests: biomanufacturing; 3D bioprinting; cardiovascular tissue engineering; nano-biomaterials
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Biomaterials and Bioengineering Lab, Centro de Investigación Traslacional San Alberto Magno, Universidad Católica de Valencia San Vicente Mártir, c/Guillem de Castro 94, 46001 Valencia, Spain
Interests: polymers; nanomaterials; nanocomposites; biomaterials; antimicrobial materials; regenerative medicine; tissue engineering; biomedical engineering
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Center for Physics of Nano-Heterostructures, Ioffe Institute, 26 Politekhnicheskaya, 194021 St. Petersburg, Russia
Interests: slow light; plasmonics; nanostructures; nanophotonics; optics and lasers; optoelectronics

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PHysico-chimie des Electrolytes et Nanosystèmes InterfaciauX (PHENIX), Faculté des Sciences et Ingénierie, Sorbonne Université, UMR 8234, Paris, France
Interests: synthesis and characterization of magnetic nanoparticles; silica coated magnetic nanoparticles; magnetic nanoparticles for biomedical applications (drug delivery, multimodal imaging, in vitro diagnostics, magnetogenetics)
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1. Department of Biology, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
2. Fondazione Pisana per la Scienza, San Giuliano Terme, Italy
Interests: polymeric nanoparticles; stimuli responsive nanostructures; super-resolution microscopy; targeted drug delivery; biomarker detection
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Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
Interests: energy storage; functional materials; transition metal oxides; electrochemistry; corrosion
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Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI, USA
Interests: high-performance cement; chemical admixtures and concrete; the application of bottom–up engineering in nano-admixtures and nanotechnology for cement and concrete; particle packing models; application of evolutionary algorithms; design, modeling, and application of high-strength and high-performance materials; materials with photocatalytic properties; super-hydrophobic materials; 3D printing of concrete, auxetic, and smart stress-sensing materials
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California NanoSystems Institute; University of California, Los Angeles, USA
Interests: nanoscience; materials characterization; scanning probe microscopy; nanofabrication; neuromorphic computing; renewable energy; developmental biology

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Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Missouri–Saint Louis, Saint Louis, MO 63121, USA
Interests: surface modification; nanomaterials; porous materials; electrochemistry; microscopy; carbohydrates; lipids; biosensors
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A.M. Butlerov Chemistry Institute, Kazan Federal University, Kazan, Russia
Interests: silica nanoparticles; surface modification; multifunctional nanoparticles and colloids; self-assembled organic nanoparticles; oligolactic and polylactic acid nanomaterials; organic and hybrid organic–inorganic nanosized materials; supramolecular polymers; biosensors
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1. Division of Orthopedic Surgery, School of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei City, Taiwan
2. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei City, Taiwan
Interests: translational medicine; tissue engineering and regenerative medicine; biomaterials; bone cell physiology; biomechanics; traumatology and orthopedic surgery; rehabilitation science and technology
Department of Physical Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
Interests: carbon materials; colloid and interface science
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Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Budapest, Hungary
Interests: materials science; nanotechnology; analytical chemistry; photocatalysis; gas sensing; nanofluids; atomic layer deposition; nanocomposites
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DTU Nanolab—National Centre for Nano Fabrication and Characterization, Technical University of Denmark, Ørsteds Plads, Building 347, 2800 Copenhagen, Denmark
Interests: fabrication and characterization of metamaterials; functional properties of nanostructured surfaces; surface wetting phenomena; micro and nanofabrication techniques of polymers, Si and glass; microfluidics; electrophysiology; electrochemical biosensors
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School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
Interests: graphene; 2D materials; single-atom catalysts; 3D porous frameworks; high-entropy nanomaterials; electrocatalysis

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School of Energy and Power Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China
Interests: thermal insulation materials; thermoelectrics; plasmonic nanoparticles in solar energy; heat transfer and phase change

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DEMaC & CICECO-Aveiro Institute of Materials, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
Interests: surface functionalisation of construction materials and coatings to develop novel light-activated multifunctional materials; multifunctional applications of semiconductor-based nanomaterials (photocatalysis, photochromism, electrochromism, light-to-energy functionalisations)
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Department of Experimental Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale Regina Elena 324, 00166 Rome, Italy
Interests: electrocatalysis; biosensing; nanoparticles; nanoarchitectures; carbon nanotubes; electrochemical sensors
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NanotechLab, Department of Life Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Via Campi 103, Modena, Italy
Interests: nanomedicine; drug delivery; drug targeting; brain targeting; cancer targeting; polymeric nanoparticles; liposomes
Materials Science Department, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
Interests: DFT calculations; oxide surfaces; heterojunctions; catalysis; photocatalysis; thin films, energy storage
ICFO-Institut de Ciències Fotòniques, 08860 Castelldefels, Barcelona, Spain
Interests: nanophotonics; plasmonics; optical spectroscopy; sensors; energy conversion
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Scientific Practical Materials Research Centre of National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Minsk, Belarus
Interests: chemistry and physics of complex transition metal alloys and oxides in micro-, meso-, and nanoforms; crystal and magnetic structures; phase transitions; magnetic state; colossal magnetoresistance; magnetoelectric effect; multiferroics; microwave absorption; microwave magnetodielectric materials for 5G technology; functional composite materials for microwave absorption
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CNR-IPCF, Istituto per i Processi Chimico-Fisici del CNR, Messina, Italy
Interests: pulsed laser deposition; plasmonic nanoparticles; Raman spectroscopy; spectroscopic techniques in cultural heritage conservation

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Department of Physics, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung 80424, Taiwan
Interests: III-nitride semiconductors; molecular beam epitaxy; epitaxial films and nanostructures; diluted magnetic semiconductors; 2D materials; solar cells; light emitting diodes; biosensors
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