Nanotechnology

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Nanotechnology: Over a Decade of Progress and Innovation at FDA
Presented by Anil Patri, Ph.D.
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Nanotechnology Research at NCTR

Nanotechnology, the manipulation of material at nanoscale dimensions is a challenging scientific area where specific tools are needed to characterize and detect the nanoscale materials. Recent advances have allowed scientists the ability to visualize, manipulate, and control matter of this size and use it in the development of novel drug products, and vaccines. The FDA has already reviewed and approved many nanotechnology-based products, and expects a significant increase in the use of nanoscale materials in medical products. NCTR scientists are conducting research on: 

• Material characterization and detection methods for capacity-building of scientists and reviewers
• International standards development 
• In vitro and in vivo studies on emerging and generic drug products 
• Effects on microbiota and microbiome
• Safety and efficacy of nanocrystalline drug products
• Immunotoxicity and genetic toxicology of nanomaterials

The NCTR Nanotechnology Core Facility (Nanocore) is located at the FDA’s Jefferson Arkansas Laboratories and is equipped with instrumentation and laboratories with a goal to meet the needs of FDA to understand the toxicity and biological impact of nanoscale materials. 
 

FDA Nanotechnology Resources

• FDA NanoDay Symposium 2023

• FDA NanoDay Symposium 2022

• NCTR Grand Rounds: "Electron Microscopy—Still a Powerful Research Tool" (Presented by NCTR staff in May 2023)

• NCTR Grand Rounds: "Nanotechnology: Over a Decade of Progress and Innovation at FDA" (Presented by NCTR staff in August 2020)

• Nanotechnology Programs at FDA

• Nanotechnology Task Force

External Nanotechnology Resources

• National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI)

• NNI Budget Supplements 

• ASTM International E56 Committee on Nanotechnology

• International Organization of Standardization Technical Committee 229

• Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development Working Party on Manufactured Nanomaterials
   

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