Tutorial SB02—Nanomaterials for Intracellular Manipulation

Instructors: Nicholas Voelcker, Monash University; Jennifer Young, National University of Singapore; Ciro Chiappini, King’s College London; Roey Elnathan, Deakin University

High-aspect ratio nanomaterials (i.e. nanoneedles) are rapidly emerging as a transformative tool to interrogate and manipulate cells.  They provide minimally-invasive approaches to sense the intracellular environment, stimulate and record cellular electrical activity, target biophysical stimuli to intracellular compartments, and transport hard-to-deliver drugs. These technologies are rapidly transitioning from laboratory proof-of-principles to transformational approaches for cell and gene therapy, spatial biology, and neural interfaces.

This tutorial represents an opportunity for early researchers and those interested in entering the field to form a robust critical understanding of the state of the art. This tutorial will cover the fundamentals of nanomaterials for cell manipulation, and highlight their recent progress and applications. The learning objectives for the tutorial are:

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