Nanotechnology at NIBIB

NIBIB funding enables technologies that exploit unique and emerging properties of materials, devices, probes, and systems at the nanoscale. This includes the nanoscale engineering and design of multifunctional systems or components for disease detection, diagnosis, and treatment. Examples include the fabrication of nanoparticles or nanoassemblies for drug and gene delivery, tools to characterize material properties and interfacial phenomena, new approches to sense and quantify biologically important molecules and surfaces, and the development of nanotechnologies to engineer functional tissues and advanced imaging agents or probes.

NIH Roadmap for Nanomedicine and Related NIH Nanotechnology Initiatives

• Nanomedicine Roadmap Homepage
• NIH Nanotechnology Task Force (statement of purpose)
• NCI Alliance for Nanotechnology
• NHLBI Program of Excellence in Nanotechnology
• NIGMS Single Molecule Biophysics and Nanoscience

For more information about nanotechnology at NIH, please visit: http://www.nih.gov/science/nanotechnology/index.htm.

NIBIB Funding Programs and Collaborations

• Nanoscience and Nanotechnology in Biology and Medcine (R01)
• Nanoscience and Nanotechnology in Biology and Medicine (R21)
• Bioengineering Research Partnerships
• NIBIB Nanotechnology Program Information

Other Federal Agency Collaborations

• National Nanotechnology Initiative
• National Toxicology Program
  • Core NTP Agencies:
    • National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences of the National Institutes of Health (NIEHS/NIH)
    • National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (NIOSH/CDC)
    • National Center for Toxicological Research of the Food and Drug Administration (NCTR/FDA)
  • NTP Basics:
    • NTP Fact Sheet (Adobe PDF 435K)
    • The first nanotoxicology workshop aimed at developing appropriate experimental strategies for evaluating the safety/toxicity of nanomaterials
    • NTP Study Description

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