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METRINO Academy Session #5 – Unlocking Surface Chemistry in Nanomedicine
Event details:
Quantifying Functional Groups and Coatings on Nanomaterials and Nanomedicines
How can we reliably characterise what happens at the surface of nanomedicines? Join the METRINO Academy session 5 on Thursday 23 April 2026 at 3 pm CEST, and explore how surface chemistry can be quantified to support reproducibility, quality control and regulatory readiness in nanomedicine (interactive Q&A included).
Full description of this webinar
Surface chemistry plays a central role in the performance of nanomedicines, influencing stability, targeting, biodistribution and interactions with biological environments. Yet, it remains one of the most challenging aspects to measure reliably, often due to a lack of harmonised methods and clear measurands.
The METRINO Academy session #5 focuses on practical approaches to quantify functional groups and surface coatings on nanomaterials and nanomedicines. The session will explore how different analytical techniques can be used to characterise surface properties, and how measurement choices impact data interpretation and comparability.
By linking surface characterisation to concrete use cases, the session will highlight common pitfalls, such as indirect measurements, sample preparation effects, and inconsistencies between techniques. It will also discuss how METRINO contributes to improving measurement reliability through method development and interlaboratory efforts.
Speaker
Ute Resch-Genger, at the Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM), Germany
Session focus
In this session, we will cover:
- Why surface chemistry is critical for nanomaterial and nanomedicine performance
- How different analytical methods measure functional groups and surface coatings
- Advantages and limitations of key approaches for surface characterisation
- How to compare results obtained with different methods and measurands
- Practical considerations for choosing the right method depending on the question being asked
Why attend
- Gain a clearer understanding of what surface functional group measurements can and cannot tell you
- Learn how method choice affects interpretation and comparability of results
- Better understand how to select analytical approaches depending on your material and objective
- Engage with experts through interactive live polls and Q&A
Who is this for?
Open to both experts and non experts working in nanomedicine, analytical characterisation, metrology, quality control, method development or regulatory science, from academia, industry, metrology institutes or standardisation bodies.
Format
1:15 hour (hands on talk + live Q&A). Cameras welcome. Microphones muted by default.
Register here to attend the Academy Session #5About METRINO
METRINO is a European project funded by the European Partnership on Metrology (Grant #22HLT04), co financed by the EU Horizon Europe programme and the Participating States. The project aims to strengthen nanomedicine metrology and support quality, safety and innovation. More information: metrino.eu
About the METRINO Academy
A short webinar series designed to translate METRINO outcomes into practical, user oriented guidance for the broader community, with a focus on real life decisions such as quality control, reproducibility and standardisation readiness.
If you missed the previous sessions, you can also revisit the replay articles for:
- Session 1 on the industrialisation of nanomedicines with Nanobiotix
- Session 2 on choosing the right measurement method
- Session 3 on RNA-LNP analytics and interlab comparison
- Session 4 on Standardising correlative imaging for nanomedicine
Join our growing METRINO community on LinkedIn and connect with researchers, industry and regulators working on nanomedicine metrology.
