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EMNS

EMNS - Engineering of Molecular NanoSystems

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The EMNS Lab is part of the Chemistry and Materials Science Department of the Brussels School of Engineering and is active in various research topics with applications mainly in the field of Health and Environment.

NANOMATERIALS FOR SENSING APPLICATIONS

Nano-bioconjugates combine the exceptional properties of nanomaterials, such as the LSPR band of gold and silver nanostructures, with those of biological macromolecules. They are valuable tools which can lead to sensors with extreme selectivity and sensitivity or to smart Drug Delivery Systems and theranostic agents.

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MOLECULAR RECOGNITION: from organic solvents to water

Molecular receptors capable of binding neutral or charged guests with a high affinity and selectivity have potential applications in fields ranging from biological and environmental monitoring to separation science and drug delivery. A notable challenge in the field is the development of receptors that work in an aqueous medium, where most biological and environmental processes occur.

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ION TRANSPORT ACROSS LIPID BILAYERS

Synthetic ion transporters are seen as potential therapeutic agents able to restore malfunctions in the natural anion transport across biological membranes by proteins. Our work focuses on the physico-chemical characterization of transmembrane ion transport by organic carriers, with a focus on chloride transport.

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News

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New Publication : Hydrazones in anion transporters: the detrimental effect of a second binding site

September 20, 2021

Luis Martínez-Crespo, Lau Halgreen, Márcio Soares, Igor Marques, Vítor Félix & Hennie Valkenier, Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry (2021). First published: 8 september 2021

Recent Advances in Elongated IONPs: From preparation to Biomedical Applications

August 13, 2021

Carlos MOYA & Gilles BRUYLANTS, in Iron Oxide Nanoparticles and their Applications, edited by Patricia Villegas, Nova science publishers, New York., 2021.

New Publication : A Water Molecule Triggers Guest Exchange at a Mono-zinc Centre Confined in a Biomimetic Calixarene Pocket

August 6, 2021

Emilio Brunetti, Lionel Marcelis, Fedor E. Zhurkin, Michel Luhmer, Ivan Jabin, Olivia Reinaud & Kristin Bartik, ChemEurJ (2021). First published: 21 July 2021

New Publication : Synthesis of Ultrastable and Bioconjugable Ag, Au, and Bimetallic Ag_Au Nanoparticles Coated with Calix[4]arenes

July 23, 2021

Maurice Retout, Ivan Jabin & Gilles Bruylants, ACS Omega (2021).

Job Offer: Post-doctoral Researcher in Organic and Supramolecular Chemistry

July 6, 2021

The EMNS lab offers a two-year post-doctoral fellowship for a highly motivated organic chemist to work on the synthesis and development of supramolecular receptors for organophosphates and nucleotides.