Fiorenza Rancan
Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany
Biography
Fiorenza Rancan expertise lies in the use of human skin explants and skin organ culture as model for skin penetration and drug delivery studies. Within the last years she extensively investigated nanocarrier skin interactions with focus on both biological properties and toxicological effects of particle-based systems. Main research topics are the use of biodegradable particles (e.g. PLA and virus-like particles) for the delivery of adjuvants and antigens to skin (transcutaneous vaccination), the exploration of new generation nanocarriers for the treatment of skin inflammatory conditions giving special attention to antigen presenting cells, and the development of new antimicrobial treatments using skin models for infected chronic wounds.