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SUMMARY:Modern Molecular Science and How It Is Changing Our Life - Dr Ljil
 jana Fruk\, Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology  18.00-19
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CONTACT:Beverley Larner
DESCRIPTION:Last year we celebrated the 150th anniversary of the Periodic 
 table of elements\, and it is hard to believe that only that much time has
  passed between the systematic ordering of the chemical elements to the la
 rge scale production of polymers and nanocoatings\, and design of implanta
 ble biosensors and drug nanocarriers. \nModern molecular science is mergin
 g our knowledge of biochemistry\, molecular biology\,  physics and even ar
 tificial intelligence to come up with materials suitable for application i
 n medicine and beyond.  Particular advances have been made in the design o
 f bio-nano hybrids that combine the biomolecules with man-made nanostructu
 res with the help of chemical strategies that can overcome intrinsic diffe
 rences between individual elements. \n\nWe will have a look at the biomedi
 cal applications of molecular designs\, and the use of novel (nano)materia
 ls in biosensing\, tissue engineering\, chemical industry\,  but also arch
 itecture and wearable technology.  \n A warning to all of you who are not 
 chemistry fans: there will be some molecular structures! But instead of lo
 oking at detailed synthetic routes\, we will explore how these molecular s
 tructures are turned into materials and products that are changing our lif
 e. \n
LOCATION:Bristol-Myers Squibb Lecture Theatre\, Department of Chemistry
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