Nanotechnology grant

Researchers at Swansea University have been awarded an EPSRC grant to find ways of applying nanotechnology in healthcare. The Grand Challenge in Nanotechnology for Healthcare project has been awarded £1.9m over a period of three years.

The aim of the research programme is to improve the sensitivity of early clot detection, said lead investigator Rhodri Williams, of Swansea University’s School of Engineering.

‘This will allow more accurate assessment of abnormalities and the targeting of clots at the earliest stage of development,’ he said. ‘The project team, drawn from Swansea University’s School of Engineering, School of Medicine and School of Physical Science’s computer science department, will address thromboembolic disease and associated blood coagulation abnormalities that cause significant disease and death in Western society.'

The Grand Challenge in Nanotechnology for Healthcare project will advance Williams' research in blood-clot detection by linking this work with the ultra-sensitive nanomaterials development being undertaken at Swansea University’s Multidisciplinary Nanotechnology Centre.