Nanotechnology and Advances in Biotech Applications

It is very difficult to visualize what the world will look like in the decades ahead . As regards the biomedical and healthcare field , current developments suggest that changes brought about by nanomaterials-systems will be deep and pervasive . It is indeed widely believed that the design and engineering of multifunctional biomedical nano materials will inspire the creation of new products with tailored properties , changing our vision of healthcare and biomedicine . Tissue engineering for regenerative medicine, prostheses and implants are particularly suitable nanotech application , assuming the availability of proper apparatuses and methodologies to manufacture multi-materials and multi-scale fibers . However, even if nanotechnologies are a powerful tool to improve inherent limitations and gain new functionalities in biomedical products, several variables will determine whether laboratory advances will translate in real applications . In this context , the lack of an unequivocal regulation and of clear safety guidelines regarding the nanomaterials used in the wide field of healthcare could explain the reluctance of the industry to embrace such field , and of the consumers to use innovative products . The present Keynote Session will deal with the effectiveness of the electrospinning technology to create sub-micro and nano fibers for the rapidly developing field of tissue growth , and will illustrate the upgrading of the regulatory framework of E.U. authorities for managing the risk of nanotoxicity