The Nanotech France 2017 Conference topics include:

 

Advanced Nanomaterials

• Nanoparticles Synthesis and applications
• Nanocomposites / Bionanocomposites Materials
• Nanofluids
• Nanostructured / nanoporous Materials and devices
• Nanostructured coatings, surfaces and membranes
• Carbon Nanostructures and devices
• Graphene
• Polymer Nanotechnology
• Soft Nanotechnology and Colloids

Nanomaterials Fabrication, Characterization and Tools

• Synthesis of Nanomaterials
• Sustainable Nanomanufacturing
• Nanoscale Materials Characterization
• Modeling and Simulation at the Nanoscale

Nanoscale Electronics

• Nano Electronics and Photonics
• Memory and  logic devices, circuits and architecture for advanced CMOS technologies
• Beyond and extended CMOS devices
• spin electronics
• Sensors based on emerging devices
• Quantum electronics
• Neuromorphic architectures
• Interconnecting nanoscale objects
• 3D approaches

Nanotech for Energy and Environment

• Nanomatrials for Clean and Sustainable Technology
• Nanotechnology for Solar Energy Collection and Conversion
• Energy Storage and Novel Generation
• Nanotech for Oil and Gas
• NanoNuclear Materials
• Fuels Applications
• Renewable Energy Technologies
• Bio Sources for Materials and Fuels
• Green Chemistry and Materials
• Water Technologies
• Smart Grid

Nanotech in Life Sciences and Medicine

• Bionanomaterials and Tissues Engineering
• Biosensors, Diagnostics and Imaging
• Materials for Drug and Gene Delivery
• Biomarkers and Nanoparticles
• Cancer Diagnostics, Imaging and Treatment
• Drug Delivery and Therapeutics
• Cancer Nanotechnology
• Nano Robots
• DNA nanotechnology
• Nanotoxicity

Nanotechnology safety

• NanoToxicology
• Risk assessment and management
• Measurement of health risk
• Exposure scenarios
• Regulation and ethical impacts

Nano Applications

• Food Technology
• Catalysis
• Military and Defence
• Aeropspace and Vehicle Manufacturers
• Manufacturing and Construction
• Textiles

 

Focused sessions:

 

In addition to the above sessions, other focused sessions will run in parallel including:

 

Focused session on NanoModelling

Chair: Prof. James M Hill, School of Mathematical Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Australia

 

Focused session on reliability of nanomaterials' size measurement

Chars:

Dr. Goerges Favre, National Metrology and Testing Laboratory (LNE- Trappes), France

Dr Nicolas Feltin, National Metrology and Testing Laboratory (LNE- Trappes), France

 

Focused session on Electron microscopy in nanotechnology

Chair: Prof. Peter van Aken, Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research Heisenbergstr, Stuttgart-Germany

 

Focused session on Standards, Metrology and Quality Control of Carbon Materials

Chair: Dr. Pedro M. Da Costa, Physical Science and Engineering Division, KAUST- Saudi Arabia

 

Focused session on Nanosafety/Nanotoxicity

Chair: Prof Victor Puntes, ICN2 – Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology – Spain

 

Focused Session: Green Nanotechnology in Medicine and Biomaterials (to be confirmed)

Chair: Prof Kattesh V. Katti, University of Missouri- Columbia, Missouri-USA

 

Focused session on Nanomedicine for cancer diagnosis and therapy

Chairs:

Dr. Holger Stephan, Institute of Radiopharmaceutical Cancer Research, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf- Germany

Dr Kristof Zarschler, Institute of Radiopharmaceutical Cancer Research, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf- Germany

 

Focused session on NanoBiosensors

Chair: Prof Arben Merkoçi, Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2)-Spain

 

Focused session on Nanotechnology for drug and gene delivery

Chair: Dr. Sonia Trigueros, University of Oxford- UK

 

Focused session on Nanoelectronics and Nanophotonics

Chairs:

Prof. Andreas Ruediger, Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique- Canada

Dr Alexandre Merlen, Toulon University- France

 

Focused Session on Nanotechnology for water treatment

Chair: Prof Piet Lens, Department of Environmental Engineering and Water Technology of UNESCO-IHE- The Netherlands

 

Focused session on Nanomaterials for food packaging

Chair: Dr Clara Silvestre, ICTP/CNR, Naples- Italy