{"id":213,"date":"2023-10-31T12:06:26","date_gmt":"2023-10-31T11:06:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.upo.es\/cnats\/?page_id=213"},"modified":"2026-10-07T19:59:12","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T17:59:12","slug":"biotechnology-and-environmental-applications","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.upo.es\/cnats\/biotechnology-and-environmental-applications\/","title":{"rendered":"Biotechnology and Environmental Applications"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_1631560249\">\n\t\t<div class=\"bg section-bg fill bg-fill  bg-loaded\" >\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"slider-wrapper relative\" id=\"slider-328797700\" >\n    <div class=\"slider slider-nav-circle slider-nav-large slider-nav-light slider-style-normal\"\n        data-flickity-options='{\n            \"cellAlign\": \"center\",\n            \"imagesLoaded\": true,\n            \"lazyLoad\": 1,\n            \"freeScroll\": false,\n            \"wrapAround\": true,\n            \"autoPlay\": 6000,\n            \"pauseAutoPlayOnHover\" : true,\n            \"prevNextButtons\": true,\n            \"contain\" : true,\n            \"adaptiveHeight\" : true,\n            \"dragThreshold\" : 10,\n            \"percentPosition\": true,\n            \"pageDots\": true,\n            \"rightToLeft\": false,\n            \"draggable\": true,\n            \"selectedAttraction\": 0.1,\n            \"parallax\" : 0,\n            \"friction\": 0.6        }'\n        >\n        \n\n  <div class=\"banner has-hover\" id=\"banner-110417837\">\n          <div class=\"banner-inner fill\">\n        <div class=\"banner-bg fill\" >\n            <div class=\"bg fill bg-fill \"><\/div>\n                                    \n                    <\/div>\n\t\t\n        <div class=\"banner-layers container\">\n            <div class=\"fill banner-link\"><\/div>            \n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n            \n<style>\n#banner-110417837 {\n  padding-top: 400px;\n}\n#banner-110417837 .bg.bg-loaded {\n  background-image: url(https:\/\/www.upo.es\/cnats\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Banner-Home-1024x422-gigapixel-art-scale-2_00x-b-scaled.jpg);\n}\n#banner-110417837 .bg {\n  background-position: 50% 50%;\n}\n<\/style>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n     <\/div>\n\n     <div class=\"loading-spin dark large centered\"><\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_1631560249 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n  padding-bottom: 30px;\n  background-color: #000099;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n<div class=\"row align-center\"  id=\"row-108176482\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1977563934\" class=\"col medium-7 small-12 large-7\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-1839215569\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1839215569 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<h2>Biotechnology and Environmental Applications<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Sensors and diagnosis<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Biomedical applications<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Protection of environment and heritage<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1609668387\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-109780930\" class=\"col medium-5 small-12 large-5\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\" style=\"background-color:rgb(243, 245, 246);\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_887468861\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner image-cover dark\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"305\" height=\"156\" src=\"https:\/\/www.upo.es\/cnats\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Bloque2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.upo.es\/cnats\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Bloque2.jpg 305w, https:\/\/www.upo.es\/cnats\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Bloque2-300x153.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 305px) 100vw, 305px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_887468861 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1192601095\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner image-cover dark\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1244\" height=\"829\" src=\"https:\/\/www.upo.es\/cnats\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/shutterstock_124398109-EDITED.jpg\" class=\"attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.upo.es\/cnats\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/shutterstock_124398109-EDITED.jpg 1244w, https:\/\/www.upo.es\/cnats\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/shutterstock_124398109-EDITED-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.upo.es\/cnats\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/shutterstock_124398109-EDITED-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.upo.es\/cnats\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/shutterstock_124398109-EDITED-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1244px) 100vw, 1244px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1192601095 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1559054332\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner image-cover dark\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"555\" height=\"358\" src=\"https:\/\/www.upo.es\/cnats\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Rectangle-63.png\" class=\"attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.upo.es\/cnats\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Rectangle-63.png 555w, https:\/\/www.upo.es\/cnats\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Rectangle-63-300x194.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 555px) 100vw, 555px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1559054332 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-109780930 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 15px 15px 15px 15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1816415997\" class=\"col medium-7 small-12 large-7\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<h4>DESCRIPTION<\/h4>\n<p>The development of nanotechnology is opening new avenues for applications in biotechnology, biomedicine and environmental sciences. Moreover, the conservation of valuable materials of artistic and architectonic heritage benefits from analytical techniques initially developed for the nanoscale. In CNATS we investigate nanomaterials in different contexts of these areas.<\/p>\n<p><strong>a) Sensors and diagnosis<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Novel methods based on nanomaterials and advanced spectroscopic and mass spectrometry techniques are emerging for the sensitive detection of organic molecules and biomolecules in physiological and ecological environments. In CNATS we investigate porous nanomaterials for optical sensing and biomedical applications, recently with a strong focus on Luminescent Metal-Organic Frameworks (LMOFs).\u00a0 We also employ nanostructured substrates and plasmonic nanoparticles to enhance the efficiency of laser-desoprtion-based ion sources for mass spectrometry biomolecular analysis.<\/p>\n<p><strong>b) Biomedical applications<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The interaction of nanomaterials with biological tissues and cells is paving the way for novel treatments of chronical diseases, such as different types of cancer. We explore nanomaterials with specific (bio)chemical functionalizations and porous structures, with a potential for the selective cell therapies or improved procedures for drug delivery. In addition, CNATS has a strong focus on the search of clinical biomarkers (lipidomic or proteomic) with high resolution mass spectrometry techniques.<\/p>\n<p><strong>c) Protection of environment and heritage<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The protection of the environmental and cultural heritage demands efficient techniques for the characterization of their mineral, organic and biological components. At the same time, environmental pollution demands (nano)materials for mitigating both contaminant and pathogens levels in different areas. CNATS combines a range of spectroscopy, microscopy and mass spectrometry techniques to wide range of multidisciplinary projects related for instance to the effect of wild fires on the organic matter in soils and the role of microorganisms in their regeneration, or to the characterization of substrates, aglutinants, fats or pigments in historic art pieces. A recent line of research employs proteomics to identify fossils from autochthonous and domesticated fauna in the Iberian peninsula back to the early neolithic. In CNATS nanostructured materials are developed for capturing harmful molecules as well as for decontamination and disinfection of water bodies and solid matter. When possible, light assisted treatments are employed to accelerate the catalytic reactions used for environmental remediation.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-1816415997 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 15px 15px 15px 15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-2126700915\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-1987593544\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1987593544 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:1px;\"><\/div>\n\t<div id=\"gap-1325214933\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1325214933 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"text-2885874455\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n<h2>Associated Staff<\/h2>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-2885874455 {\n  text-align: 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