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• Nov 29, 2012 Publication from CBNI researchers featured in Nanowerk Spotlight - The protein corona of dendrimers: PAMAM binds and activates complement proteins in human plasma in a generation dependent manner

• Jul 24, 2012 Publication from CBNI researchers featured in Nanowerk Spotlight - Effects of the Presence or Absence of a Protein Corona on Silica Nanoparticle Uptake and Impact on Cells

• Jun 6, 2012 NanoToes: "Need for new biological assays for new nanomaterials"

• Mar 27, 2011 Publication from CBNI researchers in "In Nano" (ACS Publications)

• Mar 22, 2012 'Celtic alliance' to target advances in healthcare

• Mar 20, 2012 PRESS RELEASE: Celtic Alliance for NanoHealth (CAN)

• Mar 19, 2012 Publication from CBNI researchers in Spotlight - Chemical Research in Toxicology (ACS Publications).

• Feb 27, 2012 NanoImpactNet-QNano Conference 2012

• Dec 19, 2011 The recent story on Dr. Anna Salvati picked up by media.

• Dec 13, 2011 New insights into nanoparticles and dividing cells - CBNI Researcher Dr Anna Salvati featured in UCD latest news.

• Dec 1, 2011 NanoTransKinetics Kick-Off Meeting

• Nov 24, 2011 Publication from CBNI researchers featured in MaterialsViews. Quantitative Assessment of the Comparative Nanoparticle-Uptake Efficiency of a Range of Cell Lines.

• Nov 6, 2011 Publication from CBNI researchers in Nature Nanotechnology. Role of cell cycle on the cellular uptake and dilution of nanoparticles in a cell population.

• Oct 19, 2011 Publication from CBNI researchers in Small. Quantitative Assessment of the Comparative Nanoparticle-Uptake Efficiency of a Range of Cell Lines.

• Sep 30, 2011 Publication from CBNI researchers in Nanoscale. A new methodology for studying nanoparticle interactions in biological systems: Dispersing titania in biocompatible media using chemical stabilisers.

• Sep 1, 2011 Publication from CBNI researchers in PLoS ONE. Effects of Transport Inhibitors on the Cellular Uptake of Carboxylated Polystyrene Nanoparticles in Different Cell Lines.

• May 12, 2011 European Materials Research Society Young Scientist Award – Winner CBNI Student Mattia Bramini

• Apr 14, 2011 EU FP7 Research Infrastructure - QNano Kick-off Meeting

• Apr 1, 2011 Publication from CBNI researchers in European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics. Internal benchmarking of a human blood–brain barrier cell model for screening of nanoparticle uptake and transcytosis.

• Mar 30, 2011 Publication from CBNI researchers in Nanomedicine. Experimental and theoretical comparison of intracellular import of polymeric nanoparticles and small molecules: toward models of uptake kinetics.

• Feb 2, 2011 Publication from CBNI researchers in JACS. Physical−Chemical Aspects of Protein Corona: Relevance to in Vitro and in Vivo Biological Impacts of Nanoparticles.

• Jan 31, 2011 Nanoweek Conference 2011 - Nanotechnology: Research Excellence & Commercial Opportunities.