NANOBIOSACCHARIDES

NANOBIOSACCHARIDES
Titre :	Nanotechnologies for Bio-inspired polySaccharides: biological decoys designed as knowledge-based, multifunctional biomaterials
Budget :	2 593 k€
Subventions :	FP6-NMP (2 164 k€)
Sous-programme :	NMP-2003-3.4.2.2-3
Type de contrat :	Specific Targeted Research Project
Début :	1er avril 2005
Fin :	30 septembre 2008
Site officiel :	http://www.nanobiosaccharides.org/
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NANOBIOSACCHARIDES est l'acronyme du projet européen Nanotechnologies for Bio-inspired polySaccharides: biological decoys designed as knowledge-based, multifunctional biomaterials, qui a pour référence sur le service CORDIS 13882.

English description

Note : Les objectifs suivants sont repris de la fiche du projet sur Cordis

Objective

The NanoBioSaccharides project convenes an interdisciplinary consortium of scientists from academia and industry to develop and exploit nanotechnologies for the generation of knowledge-based, multifunctional, bio-inspired polysaccharides to be used as in telligent, sustainable, environment-friendly and consumer-safe biomaterials. As an example, chitosans generated from shrimp shell and squid pen wastes are an extremely versatile class of biopolymers with superior structural properties and supreme biologi cal activities. However, todays chitosans are ill-defined mixtures of poorly soluble, inhomogeneous polymers, explaining the lack of reproducibility in bio-medical and pharmaceutical applications that have so far prevented their successful commercial use. Other examples of versatile bioactive polysaccharides yet inappropriately exploited include plant pectins and alginates, and human and animal glycosaminoglycans. The core partners of the NanoBioSaccharides project have recently developed a novel concept for the relationship between the physico-chemical properties of chitosans and their biological activities. Based on this 'decoy' concept, we will now use nano- and bio-technologies for the production, modification, and characterisation of third generatio n bio-inspired polysaccharides. We will develop tailor-made chitosan nanoparticles for drug and gene delivery, and bio-inspired chitosan hydrogels for cell and tissue enigneering. By developing nanotechnologies suitable for polysaccharides, the third and so far neglected and unexploited class of information-bearing biopolymers, the NanoBioSaccharides project will secure the EU a head start in this emerging and promising field of functional bio-inspired materials. The project will integrate the whole pro duct chain from the raw materials to the novel, nano-structured biomaterials to be used in biotechnological applications in medicine, pharmacology, cosmetics, agriculture, and food sciences.

 

Les partenaires du projet

Coordinateur du projet

• Université de Münster - Münster (Allemagne)

Partenaires

• Gillet Chitosan EURL - Nancy (Lorraine, France)
• Biomérieux SA - Marcy-l'Étoile (Rhône-Alpes, France)
• Danisco A/S - Copenhague (Danemark)
• Université d'Hyderabad - Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh) (Inde)
• Care sense consulting - Senden (Rhénanie-du-Nord-Westphalie) (Allemagne)
• Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 - Villeurbanne (Rhône-Alpes, France)
• Cutech SRL - Padoue (Italie)
• Université de Saint-Jacques-de-Compostelle - Saint-Jacques-de-Compostelle (Espagne)
• Advanced in vitro cell technologies S.L. - Barcelone (Espagne)
• Université de Prince of Songkla - Songkhla (Thaïlande)
• Univesitaetsklinik Muenster - Münster (Allemagne)
• EZUS Lyon 1 - Villeurbanne (Rhône-Alpes, France)
• Lyon 1 ingénierie - Villeurbanne (Rhône-Alpes, France)
• Université Mahidol - Bangkok (Thaïlande)

Financement

• Coût total du projet : 2 593 219 €
• Subvention de la Commission européenne (programme FP6-NMP) : 2 164 000 €

Dates importantes

• Date de début : 1^er avril 2005
• Date de fin : 30 septembre 2008

Documents

• Final Report - NANOBIOSACCHARIDES (Nanotechnologies for Bio-inspired polySaccharides: biological decoys designed as knowledge-based, multifunctional biomaterials)

Voir aussi

Liens externes

• Le site officiel du projet
• Le site de l'Université de Münster