Upcoming Trade Shows in for Micro & Nano Technologies

The micro and nano technology industry has been instrumental in widening the horizon of several major sectors: healthcare, chemicals, manufacturing and agriculture among many others. Groundbreaking advancements in this industry address some of the world’s most pressing challenges and pave the way for sustainable, life-saving solutions. Perhaps most excitingly, the most recent innovation to come out of the micro and nanotechnology industry has to do with wound care. Skin injuries, including burns and chronic wounds, remain a global health concern, as they claim an estimated 180,000 lives annually. Traditional wound care methods often fall short of optimal healing, given the high risk of infection and scarring, especially in developing countries. Researchers at the University of Southern Mississippi have developed sprayable peptide amphiphile nanofibers that self-assemble into scaffolds mimicking the body’s extracellular matrix. These scaffolds can deliver cells, drugs, and growth factors directly to the site of injury, significantly accelerating tissue repair. In a similar vein, researchers at the Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences have cracked gene therapy in a major way. The potential of genome editing to treat complex diseases has been widely acknowledged, but delivery systems still represent a sizeable hurdle. Viral delivery methods, while effective, pose risks of immune responses and off-target effects. Non-viral delivery systems, on the other hand, often lack stability and efficient biological distribution. Researchers have now developed a non-viral nanoparticle delivery system that circumvents these challenges. Its applications include vaccination, gene silencing, and protein expression. Finally, we want to touch upon a revolution within pesticides. It’s well been documented how traditional chemical pesticides contribute to biodiversity loss and chronic illnesses. Scientists at the University of Waterloo have created an agrochemical delivery system utilizing cellulose nanocrystals. These nanomaterials enable the production of aqueous nano-dispersions of pesticides that are not only environmentally friendly but also highly efficient in targeting pests.