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For researchers to excel, they need resources, funding, infrastructure, and conducive research and innovation policies and initiatives so that they can pursue the kind of research questions they want to. For start, Prof Seeram will be looking to raise the overall quality and impact of research across all disciplines, before identifying niche areas to build peaks of excellence. Although little is known about their bio distribution and bio activity, especially silver nanoparticles are extensively used for all kinds of antimicrobial applications.

Although little is known about their bio distribution and bio activity, especially silver nanoparticles are extensively used for all kinds of antimicrobial applications. To do this, we tieup collaborative efforts between various disciplines within the university faculties and interested research partners. Background The National University of SingaporeNUS acknowledges the global trend that nanotechnology is expected to be key technology. To galvanize and coordinate multidisciplinary research effort across departments, faculties and with the RIs in nanoscience and nanotechnology.

Please click for detailed information.Research HighlightsProblematic new findings regarding toxicity of silver nanoparticles Engineered nanoparticles are rapidly becoming part of our daily life in the form of cosmetics, food packaging, drug delivery systems, therapeutics, biosensors, etc.

The excitement over nanotechnology derives from the potentials associated with designing structures with dimensions right down to the fundamental building blocks of all materials atoms and molecules. The nanoscience and nanotechnology platform will build on the strengths of the faculties and focus on strategic programmes to excel in niche areas. IntroductionNanoscience and Nanotechnology have been identified from the Universitys existing research. The technology has already seen commercial success in multibillion dollar industries such as the electronics and information storage industry, petroleum and chemical industry and healthcare industry amongst others.

NUS, in tradition of spearheading cuttingedge research programs, has launched the NUS Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Initiative NUSNNI to promote this area of research. For researchers to excel, they need resources, funding, infrastructure, and conducive research and innovation policies and initiatives so that they can pursue the kind of research questions they want to. For start, Prof Seeram will be looking to raise the overall quality and impact of research across all disciplines, before identifying niche areas to build peaks of excellence.