• Section Affiliations
  • Formulation Design & Development (FDD)
  • Physical Pharmacy & Biopharmaceutics (PPB)

Purpose and Description

Although nanotechnology is a broad field of science, its application to pharmaceutical science and technology is equally broad covering topics that span nearly every aspect of the interests of the AAPS membership. The unifying theme is the control of matter on a scale smaller than 1 micrometer, normally between 1-100 nanometers, as well as the fabrication of drug and gene delivery devices and diagnostics on this same length scale. It is a highly multidisciplinary field, which will eventually involve and be of interest to AAPS members from nearly every section and focus group. Much speculation exists as to what new science and technology might result from nanotechnology initiatives and what impact it will ultimately have on our field and society in general. The overall goal of the Nanotechnology Focus Group is to introduce the concepts, approaches, issues, controversies and current research progress of nanotechnology to the AAPS membership.

Goals and Objectives

The Nanotechnology Focus Group's first year will be spent organizing the membership and establishing a vision & five year plan. Other organizational aspects that we would like to achieve in the first year are launching the website, monthly newsletter and membership lists. In addition, programming initiatives at the NBC and AAPS Annual Meeting will be proposed. The first initiative will be an introductory session (likely a sunrise session) covering a general theme (Nanotechnology and the Pharmaceutical Sciences – How will it affect you?). The second initiative will be to gather scientists currently working in nanotechnology and propose a joint symposium/poster session to highlight current nanotechnology research.

2009 AAPS Annual Meeting & Exposition Update

2009 Nanotechnology Focus Group Membership Meeting
Presentation and Minutes

In reference to the 2009 AAPS AM scientific program, we would like to highlight the following:

• Monday, 11/9, 2-4 p.m. a RT on "Nanoparticles-Are They Ever Going to Amount to Anything?"
• Tuesday, 11/10, 8:30 – 11:00 a.m., a SYM on "Application of Nanoparticulate Technology in the Development of Oral Dosage Forms : Impact on Drug Product Performance"
• Wednesday, 11/11, 2-4 p.m. a RT on "Tumor Targeting Using Nanotechnology-Based Drug Delivery Systems", and
• Approximately 150 posters throughout the AM are dealing with nanoparticles from a multidisciplinary perspective

2009 Annual Meeting Speaker Presentations
(for speakers who give AAPS permission to post their slides)

2009 Annual Meeting Poster Abstracts

JOIN THE NANOTECHNOLOGY FOCUS GROUP

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