Dissemination
Please find below some highlights of the main communication, dissemination, outreach activities of the UNAT project. For more details, please see the newsletters.
UNAT WORKSHOP 2025
The annual conference Nanohybrids XXI-2025 took place from May 19-21, 2025 in Porquerolles – France.
A special session was dedicated to the UNAT project, with several speakers, on Monday evening, May 19, and Tuesday morning, May 20.

May 19:
i. Intervention of ZADERKO Alexander (UCBL) “Synthesis of Fluorinated Carbon Dots@DOTA-Gd nanohybrids for theranostic application”
ii. Intervention of LYSENKO Vladimir (UCBL) “Optical properties of biocompatible Fluorinated Carbon Dots@DOTA-Gd nanohybrids for sensing and bio-imaging”
May 20:
iii. Intervention of SKRYSHEVSKY Valeriy (Science Park) “Applications of carbon-based nanohybrides for energy conversion, sensing and theranostics”
iv. Intervention of BORISOVA Tatiana (Science Park) “Heavy metal chelating ability of raw and functionalized “green” carbon-based nanoparticles/materials in biological system, brain nerve terminals
v. Intervention of KUZNIETSOVA Halyna & DZIUBENKO Nataliia (Science Park) “Multiplicity of mechanisms of carbon dots’ biological activity: key considerations
UNAT WORKSHOP 2024
The annual conference Nanohybrids XX-2024 took place from May 12-16, 2024 in Bastia –France.
UNAT members attended the conference and it was the opportunity for some of them to present their work.

13rd May: Industrial applications
11:30 – Intervention of MARAIS Arthur (Glincs)
“Lanthanide-based luminescent tracers for geological fluids : application to the storage of CO2 and H2 in groundwater reservoirs”
15th May – Application of nanohybrids & Biomedical applications
09 :00 – Intervention of KUZNIETSOVA Halyna (Science Park)
“Dressing containing citric acid and urea-derived carbon dots as a treatment for chemically induced cutaneous burns”
10:40 – Intervention of BORISOVA Tatiana (Science Park)
“Neuroactivity of carbon engineered and natural environmental nanohybrids”
MUTUAL PUBLICATION FROM UCBL AND SCIENCE PARK
Revue : BioNanoScience
Title: “Application of Carbon Dots as Antibacterial Agents: A Mini Review”
Authors: Vladimir Lysenko, Halyna Kuznietsova, Nataliia Dziubenko, Iryna Byelinska, Alexander Zaderko, Tetiana Lysenko, Valeriy Skryshevsky
DOI: 10.1007/s12668-024-01415-y- Open access link on Zenodo
UNAT WORKSHOP 2023
The annual conference Nanohybrids XIX-2023 took place from 21st May 2023 to 25th May 2023, Porquerolles–France It was the opportunity for some UNAT members to present their work.

23th May: Imaging and spectroscopy
12:00 – Intervention of LYSENKO Vladimir
“ Förster resonance energy transfer between multicolor fluorescent carbon dots ”
24th May – Carbon based nanohybrids
10 :20 – Intervention of TOPCHYLO Anna
“ Physico-chemical properties of fluorinated carbon dots for bio-imaging applications.”
12:00 – Intervention of PALIENKO Konstantyn
“ Green synthesis of Gd3+-doped ultrasmall carbon-based nanohybrids from coffee wastes ”
12 :20 – Intervention of KUZNIETSOVA Halyna
“ Chronic in vivo toxicity of Gd3+ doped ultrasmall carbon-based nanohybrids ”
SPECIAL ISSUE

A special issue of Nanomaterials (ISSN 2079-4991). This special issue belongs to the section "Nanophotonics Materials and Devices".
Guest Editors:
- Dr. Mykola Isaiev, Université de Lorraine, CNRS, LEMTA, Nancy F-54000, France
- Dr. Vladimir Lysenko, Light–Matter Institute, UMR CNRS 5306, Claude Bernard University of Lyon, Campus de la Doua, 2, rue Victor Grignard, Bat. Jules Raullin, 69622 Villeurbanne, France
UNAT promoted in the European Research Executive Agency's Christmas article:

The European Research Executive Agency is bringing a selection of projects that are spreading what Christmas is all about: solidarity, sustainability, peace, and cheer.
Among them the UNAT project is highlighted:
MUTUAL PUBLICATION FROM UCBL AND SCIENCE PARK
Revue : DiscoverNano
Title : Bio-distribution of Carbon Nanoparticles Studied by Photoacoustic Measurements. Nanoscale Res Lett 17, 127 (2022)
Authors : Kateryna Dubyk, Tatiana Borisova, Konstantin Paliienko, Natalia Krisanova, Mykola Isaiev, Sergei Alekseev, Valeriy Skryshevsky, Vladimir Lysenko & Alain Geloen
DOI : 10.1186/s11671-022-03768-3 – Open access link on SpringerLink
FIRST UNAT WORKSHOP
The first workshop aiming at disseminating the results of the UNAT project is planned in the frame of the Nanohybrids XVIII-2022 conference from 29th May 2022 to 2nd June 2022 – Bastia, Corsica – France - https://ulrichdarbost.wixsite.com/nanohybrid
PROGRAMME
09.00 Iafisco Michele
On the Use of Calcium Phosphate Nanoparticles as Agent for Magnetic and Nuclear in Vivo Imaging
09.30 Skliris Antonis
Radiolabeling and imaging approaches for carbon-based nanohybrids
10.00 Gelloen Alain
The secret life of cells. What has to be known to efficiently test nanoparticles
11.00 Kuznietsova Halyna
Antitumor activity of carbon dots with different chemical compositions.
11.30 Lysenko Vladimir
Photo- and RF-induced heating of colloidal carbon dots with temperature dependent fluorescence
12.00 Mussabek Gauhar
Preparation and characterization of the carbon-silicon hybrid nanostructures
PROJECT FLYER
Project flyer is now released : FLYER
SOCIAL MEDIA
The essential UNAT project communication tools are now available:
Project launch – Homepage www.unat-project.eu and Twitter @ProjectUNAT

PROJECT KICKOFF

On account of the restrictions resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic, the kick-off meeting of the UNAT project was held online on 22nd April 2021.
All partners were represented and fruitful discussions were launched regarding the workplan for the first six months of the project.

