Characterization of Pharmaceutical Nano- And Microsystems

1. Selecting a Particle Sizer for the Pharmaceutical Industry Professor Maria Margarida Figuiredo (mmf@eq.uc.pt) 2. Spectroscopic methods in solid-state characterization Professor Clare Strachan (clare.strachan@helsinki.fi) 3. Microfluidic analysis techniques for safety assessment of pharmaceutical nano- and microsystems Dr Tiina Sikanen(tiina.sikanen@helsinki.fi) 4. In Vitro In Vivo Correlation for Pharmaceutical Nano and Microsystems Prof. Vandana Patravale (vbp_muict@yahoo.co.in) 5. Characterization of Bioadhesion, Mucin-interactions and Mucosal Permeability of Pharmaceutical Nano- and Microsystems Ellen Hagesaether, Marianne Hiorth and Prof Ingunn Tho (Ingunn.tho@farmasi.uio.no) 6. Cell-Nanoparticle Interactions: Toxicity and Safety Issues Helder Santos (helder.santos@helsinki.fi) 7. Intestinal mucosal tissue models to validate functionalized nanosystems Bruno Sarmento (bruno.sarmento@ineb.up.pt) 8. Biodistribution of polymeric, polysaccharide and metallic nanoparticles Erem Bilensoy (eremino@hacettepe.edu.tr) 9. Opportunities and challenges of silicon-based nanoparticles for drug delivery and imaging Jessica Rosenholm (jessica.rosenholm@abo.fi) 10. Statistical Analysis and Multidimensional Modelling in ResearchOsmo Antikainen (osmo.antikainen@helsinki.fi)