The IPSP starts in the winter semester of each academic year.

A total of sixty (60) credits (ECTS) are required to acquire IPSP. During postgraduate studies, postgraduate students are required to attend and successfully study postgraduate courses, research work and writing scientific papers, as well as undertake postgraduate diploma theses.

The curriculum is shaped as follows (in brackets the teaching hours per lesson are shown on a weekly basis):

A’ SEMESTER

• UNIT 1 : Introduction to Nanotechnology (15 ECTS)
  • Lesson 1.1. Basic principles I (5)
    • 1.1.1 The winder context of Nanotechnology
    • 1.1.2 The Fundamental Science of Nanotechnology
  • Lesson 1.2. Basic principles II (5)
    • 1.2.1 Main types of nanosystems
    • 1.2.2 Physiochemical characterization techniques of nanosystems
  • Lesson 1.3. Basic principles III (5)
    • 1.3.1 Short overview of in vitro and in vivo imaging techniques
    • 1.3.2 Principles of Nanomedicine
    • 1.3.3 Bio-Nanotechnology: structural biology; Experimental Cell and Molecular Biology
    • 1.3.2 Future perspectives
• UNIT 2: Applications of Nanotechnology in Medicine (15 ECTS)
  • Lesson 2.1. Basics of nanomedicine (5)
    • 2.1.1 Introduction to the nanotools for medical applications
    • 2.1.2 Basic applications of nanotechnology in diagnosis: Radiology, Nuclear Medicine, Biophotonic imaging
  • Lesson 2.2. Basic applications of nanotechnology in therapy (5)
    • 2.2.1 Applications in Drug Delivery
    • 2.2.2 Applications in Therapy: Radiotherapy, Nuclear therapy and Biophotonic therapy
    • 2.2.3 Applications in Surgery: Image guided surgery with nanocontrast agents, Nanoparticle Assisted Destruction of Cancer Tissues, Nano-tools
  • Lesson 2.3. Theranostics and regenerative medicine (5)
    • 2.3.1 Imaging and Theranostics: Micro-nano fabrication and cell patterning, Molecular markers for medical imaging, Image processing
    • 2.3.2 Main biomaterials used in Regenerative Medicine, tissue engineering.
    • 2.3.3 Applications in Regenerative medicine: types of embryonic, fetal and adult stem cells

SET A’ SEMESTER 30 ECTS

Β΄ Semester

• UNIT 3: Nanotoxicity and Regulatory Aspects (10 ECTS)
  • Lesson 3.1. Toxicity aspects (3)
    • 3.1.1 Nanotoxicity, Medical Toxicology; Molecular Medical Microbiology with Essay
  • Lesson 3.2. Clinical applications (4)
    • 3.2.1 Clinical Nanomedicine
    • 3.2.2 Nanomedicines in Market
  • Lesson 3.3. Ethics and regulatory aspects (3)
    • III.1. Regulatory and Ethics in Nanomedicine.
    • III.2 Intellectual properties. Patenting and Commercialization of Biotech and Medtech Inventions
• Dissertation (20 ECTS)

Set Β’ semester 30

Τotal 60 ECTS

Teaching is done in classroom or by distance learning.

The language of the Master is English. The diploma thesis will be implemented in the workshops of the two departments participating in the program but also in the workshops of other universities and research institutes whose teachers will participate in the program.

The dissertation will begin at the beginning of the second semester and the total of ECTS is 20.