Welcome

Welcome to the Supramolecular NanoChemistry & Materials Group. We are located at the CIN2(ICN-CSIC), Catalan Institute of Nanotechnology in Barcelona (Spain). Our group’s research interests are focused on controlling the supramolecular assembly of molecules, biomolecules, metal ions and nanoscale building blocks at the nanometer scale for the design and synthesis of novel functional architectures. The use of supramolecular chemistry to control the fabrication of new nanomaterials is a key aspect for the future of Nanoscience & Nanotechnology. We are interested in developing new technologies that enable the synthesis of complex supramolecular assemblies and bioinspired architectures with unprecedented structures and interesting physical and biological properties. We use the supramolecular chemistry as the underlying approach for exploring new materials and applications (in close collaboration with several private companies) in diverse areas, including micro- and nanoencapsulation, drug-delivery systems, contrast agents and the development of novel sensors and magnetic platforms.

  • Latest Publications

  • Contribution to the Supramolecular Chemistry: From Molecules to Nanomaterials 8. (Wiley): "Self-Assembly of Coordination Chains and Helices”,

    I. Imaz, D. Maspoch. [Link]

  • Three-dimensional porous metal-radical frameworks based on triphenylmethyl radicals,

    A. Dactu, N. Roques, V. Jubera, D. Maspoch, X. Fontrodona, K. Wurst, I. Imaz, G. Mouchaham, J.-P. Sutter, C. Rovira, J. Veciana, Chem. Eur. J. 2012, 18, 152-162. [Link]

  • Metal–biomolecule frameworks (MBioFs),

    I. Imaz, M. Rubio-Martínez, J. An, I. Solé-Font, N. L. Rosi, D. Maspoch Chem. Commun. 2011 , 47, 7287-7302. Feature Article. [Link]

  • Single-crystal metal-organic frameworks arrays,

    C. Carbonell, I. Imaz, D. Maspoch, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011, 133, 2144-2147. [Link]

    Highlighted in Nature Nanotechnology, March 2011. [Link]
 


 

Lastest News

  • New Advanced Equipment: Mini and Nano Spray Dryer

    New Advanced Equipment: Mini and Nano Spray Dryer 17th January 2011 » NANOUP has recently acquired advanced technology for new product development at the micro- and nanometer scale. Mini and Nano Spray Dryer instruments have been recently installed at NANOUP´s quarters, being the Nano Spray Dryer one of the first ones to be set up in Spain. Both systems provide the possibility to MINIATURIZE (micronization, nanonization) and ENCAPSULATE molecular materiasls (e.g. peptides, drugs, food ingredients, etc.) in a range from 100 nm to 100 μm. Furthermore both can work with aqueous and organic solvents. Thus, from now onwards, NANOUP will be able to realize leading research on the development and fabrication of new supramolecular nanomaterials, specially synthetized from biomolecules, and to explore the nanoencapsulation of different active substances (e.g. drugs), for biomedical applications.

  • Highlighted in Nature Nanotechnology

    Highlighted in Nature Nanotechnology 4th March 2011 » Our article "Single-crystal metal-organic frameworks arrays", published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, has been recognized by Nature Nanotechnology. We have demonstrated a novel, versatile pen-type lithography-based approach for growing HKUST-1 crystals on supports and shown that through the use of surfaces with low wettability it is possible to control the growth of a submicrometer single crystal at a desired location on a surface. [Nature Nanotechnology Highlights]

  • Front Cover of Chemical Communications

    Front Cover of Chemical Communications 21st June 2011 » Our recent feature article "Metal-biomolecule frameworks (MBioFs)" has been highlighted with the cover of Chem. Commun. Nature has evolved countless biomolecules that offer several advantages as building blocks, mainly due to their biocompatibility, which renders them particularly attractive for constructing MOFs for most biomedical applications, including drug delivery or intracellular imaging. [Chem. Commun. Cover]

  • New Advanced Equipment:desktop nanofabrication system

    New Advanced Equipment: desktop nanofabrication system 21st September 2011 » NANOUP group has acquired an advanced nanolithographic instrument, the NLP 2000 System, provided by NanoInk. Inc. NLP 2000 System is a desktop nanofabrication system that will allow us to rapidly design and create custom engineered and functionalized surfaces on the micro and nanoscale, using Dip Pen Nanolithography (DPN) to transfer minute amounts of materials over a large, environmentally controlled work area. NLP 2000 System will be used to research supramolecular nanomaterials, nano and bottom up combinatorial chemistry, antibody and antigen interactions, and to facilitate material discoveries and the study of their fundamental properties. [Link to NanoInk, Inc. press release]

  • Dr. Daniel Maspoch has been appointed as ICREA Research Professor

    Dr. Daniel Maspoch has been appointed as ICREA Research Professor 15th September 2011 » Dr. Daniel Maspoch has been appointed as ICREA Research Professor (Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats) at the Catalan Institute of Nanotechnology (ICN). From September 15th, the Supramolecular NanoChemistry & Materials group, NANOUP, will be a core group at the ICN. As a result, NANOUP Micro- and Nanoencapsulation Technologies Division will also form part of the global services from the ICN, providing expertise, specialist equipment and dedicated laboratory space for product R&D and industrial scale-up. [ICREA]

  • Marta Rubio has been awarded a prize from the SCQ.

    Marta Rubio has been awarded a prize from the SCQ. 20th February 2012 » Marta Rubio has been awarded the prize to the best oral communication entitled "Estructures Metal-Biomoleculars" in the Symposium of Biomolecules, Metal-Biomolecules and Biomimetics, as part of the VII Trobada de Joves Investigadors dels Països Catalans organized by the Societat Catalana de Química, which took place in Mallorca on February 16th and 17th.