BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Denver BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20230312T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:MDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20231105T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:MST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20230519T002710Z UID:15B6F1FE-B99A-42FF-A06C-A529146696CC DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20230518T124500 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20230518T140000 DESCRIPTION:The Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of A lberta is a joint effort between the Faculty of Engineering and the Facult y of Medicine and Dentistry. The University is also the host site for the National Research Council’s National Institute of Nanotechnology. Togeth er these entities create a critical mass for research in nanomedicine.\n\n Nanomedicine involves drug delivery using nanopolymers and aerosols to pro mote bone and tissue regeneration and the development of improved diagnost ic tools including MEMS and NEMS. Wound healing and disease diagnosis are areas of active research.\n\nSilver\, and specifically silver ions Ag+\, a re known to be beneficial in the treatment of wounds. In the mid 1990s\, n anotechnology provided an opportunity to develop a new silver delivery sys tem that released biologically active species other than Ag+. Nanocrystall ine silver releases multiple species species into solution which have diff erent biological properties than Ag+. In vitro\, in vivo and clinical stud ies have clearly demonstrated that this new form of silver has unique anti -inflammatory and anti microbial properties.\n\nNanotechnology can not onl y change the chemical properties of a material but also its optical proper ties. Current work using these modified optical properties is aimed at poi nt of care diagnostics which require no amplification and can be read by e ye. Such developments would make it possible to see molecules as small as 2nm on a surface.\n\nThe speaker will discuss the use of nanotechnology in the treatment of current medical problems.\n\nSpeaker Dr Robert E. Burrel l\, AOE\, CSM\, PhD\, FCAHS\, FNAIDr.\n\nDr Burrell\, is the Sorensen Chai r in Commercialization of Biomedical Technology and a Professor of Chemica l and Materials Engineering in the Faculty of Engineering as well as Profe ssor and Chair of Biomedical Engineering in the Faculties of Engineering a nd Medicine & Dentistry at the University of Alberta. He is a former two t erm Canada Research Chair in Nanostructured Biomaterials. He has been reco gnized worldwide for his work in wound care. He is a named inventor on >30 0 patents and patent applications worldwide including those for Acticoat d ressings\, the world’s first therapeutic application of nanotechnology. In Canada\, he has won the two highest awards for Innovation – the Gover nor General’s Innovation Award and Principal Award from the Manning Foun dation. He has also received the Meritorious Service Cross\, is a fellow o f The Canadian Academy of Health Sciences and has won the Jonas Salk Award \, the ASM International - ASM Engineering Materials Achievement Award\, W orld Union of Wound Healing Society Lifetime Achievement Award\, Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors and a member of the Alberta Order of Ex cellence.\n\nCo-sponsored by: CSSE Edmonton Branch\n\nVirtual: https://eve nts.vtools.ieee.org/m/361294 LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/361294 ORGANIZER:stonyjones@ieee.org SEQUENCE:12 SUMMARY:Nanomedicine in Alberta URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/361294 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p>The Department of Biomedical Engineering a t the University of Alberta is a joint effort between the Faculty of Engin eering and the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry. The University is also t he host site for the National Research Council&rsquo\;s National Institute of Nanotechnology. Together these entities create a critical mass for res earch in nanomedicine.</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;<br />Nanomedicine involves drug del ivery using nanopolymers and aerosols to promote bone and tissue regenerat ion and the development of improved diagnostic tools including MEMS and NE MS. Wound healing and disease diagnosis are areas of active research.&nbsp \;</p>\n<p><br />Silver\, and specifically silver ions Ag+\, are known to be beneficial in the treatment of wounds. In the mid 1990s\, nanotechnolog y&nbsp\; provided an opportunity to develop a new silver delivery system t hat released biologically active species other than Ag+. Nanocrystalline s ilver releases multiple species species into solution which have different biological properties than Ag+. In vitro\, in vivo and clinical studies h ave clearly demonstrated that this new form of silver has unique anti-infl ammatory and anti microbial properties.<br /><br />Nanotechnology can not only change the chemical properties of a material but also its optical pro perties. Current work using these modified optical properties is aimed at point of care diagnostics which require no amplification and can be read b y eye. Such developments would make it possible to see molecules as small as 2nm on a surface.<br /><br />The speaker will discuss the use of nanote chnology in the treatment of current medical problems.</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p> \n<p><strong>Speaker &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\;</strong>Dr<strong>&nb sp\;</strong>Robert E. Burrell\, AOE\, CSM\, PhD\, FCAHS\, FNAIDr.&nbsp\;< /p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Dr Burrell\, is the Sorensen Chair in Commercializ ation of Biomedical Technology and a Professor of Chemical and Materials E ngineering in the Faculty of Engineering as well as Professor and Chair of Biomedical Engineering in the Faculties of Engineering and Medicine &amp\ ; Dentistry at the University of Alberta.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;He is a former two term Canada Research Chair in Nanostructured Biomaterials. He has been rec ognized worldwide for his work in wound care. He is a named inventor on &g t\;300 patents and patent applications worldwide including those for Actic oat dressings\, the world&rsquo\;s first therapeutic application of nanote chnology. In Canada\, he has won the two highest awards for Innovation &nd ash\; the Governor General&rsquo\;s Innovation Award and Principal Award f rom the Manning Foundation. He has also received the Meritorious Service C ross\, is a fellow of The Canadian Academy of Health Sciences and has won the Jonas Salk Award\, the ASM International - ASM Engineering Materials A chievement Award\,&nbsp\;World Union of Wound Healing Society Lifetime Ach ievement Award\, Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors and a member of the Alberta Order of Excellence.</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR