Nano-science and Human Disease: an Institute Colloquium by IIT Bombay

Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (IIT) will organize an institute Colloquium on August 22, 2013

In this colloquium lecture, Professor Sir Mark Welland, will be speaking about what technology has done to advance the medical sector and its future potential, with a specific focus on nanotechnology.

In the last few years, Professor Welland’s work in the area of human disease has demonstrated the efficacy of nano-science tools both in understanding the physical origins of human disease and in developing strategies for treatment.

Conference will describe an area where nanoscience and nanotechnology will have significant impact is in medical diagnostics and disease treatment.

For diseases such as Alzheimers, proteins misfold to produce highly stable nanostructures of protein aggregates. By applying a range of nanoscience techniques, it is possible to provide a basis for the elucidation of the underlying physical principles that characterize the progression of and challenges in treatment of Alzheimer's and related diseases. In particular the mechanical properties of the aggregates can be quantified so as to explain their long-term stability in the body and the challenges associated with treatment.

In a very different approach the targeting of nano-particles to treat cancer cells in vitro demonstrates that careful design and fabrication of nano-particles holds promise for a newapproach to treatment. The nano particles are designed so as to specifically attach to target cancer cells and then to enter the cell where they are programmed to deliver arrange of effects that cause cell death.

Source: Pukhraj Kansotiya, click4college Specilaist