Soubantika Palchoudhury
University of Tennessee, USA
Title: Synthesis and characterization of hybrid nanoparticles for biomedical and environmental remediation applications
Biography
Biography: Soubantika Palchoudhury
Abstract
Iron oxide nanoparticles have attracted tremendous attention as potential candidates for enhancing the contrast in magnetic resonance imaging, targeted therapeutics, and remediation agents because they are inherently less toxic and magnetic. This talk will demonstrate an approach to sustainably use iron oxide nanoparticles as platforms for developing improved therapeutics and oil spill remediation agents. The synthesis of hybrid nanoparticles as multifunctional therapeutics will be presented in detail using Pt-iron oxide nanoparticles as the model system.1The talk will also describe the application of magnetic nanoparticles to develop engineered materials for treatment of BP oil spill samples.2The significance of material properties and material characterization of thesenew nanoparticles in exploring enhanced applications will be highlighted throughout the talk.