Biomedical Nanomaterials

lt;p>Rostyslav Stoika is the Head of the Department of Regulation of Cell Proliferation and Apoptosis in the Institute of Cell Biology at the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. He is also lecturing as a Professor of the Department of Biochemistry at Ivan Franko National University of Lviv and as a Professor of the Department of Normal Physiology at Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University.

1. Principal trends in nanobiotechnology.- 2. Molecular design, synthesis and properties of surface-active comb-like PEG-containing polymers and derived supramolecular structures for drug delivery.- 3. A novel water-soluble C₆₀ fullerene-based nano-platform enhances efficiency of anticancer chemotherapy.- 4. Magnetic iron oxide particles for theranostics.- 5. Regulated Delivery and Decreased Negative Side Effects of Anticancer Drugs Complexed with Polymeric Nanocarrier.-  6. Nano- and microparticles and their role in inflammation and immune response.- 7. Basic principles of nanotoxicology.- 8. Bio-imaging, biocompatibility and functionality of polymeric nanocarriers for gene delivery.- 9. Uptake, Bio-distribution, and Mechanisms of Toxicity of Metal-Containing Nanoparticles in Aquatic Invertebrates and Vertebrates.- 10. Role of metallothionein system in response to toxic action of metal-based nanomaterials and products of their decomposition as environmental pollutants.- 11. Environmental nanoparticles: Focus on multipollutant strategy for environmental quality and health risk estimations.