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NANOTECHNOLOGY IN MEDICINE
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What Does Nanotechnology Mean?
Nanotechnology is the engineering of functional systems at the molecular scale.
It is the study of manipulating matter on an atomic and molecular scale.
NANOMEDICINE
Nanomedicine ranges from the medical applications of nanomaterials, to nanoelectronic biosensors, and even possible future applications of molecular nanotechnology.
Medical use of nanomaterials
Using gold nanoshells to help diagnose and treat cancer.
Using liposome's as vaccine adjuvants and as vehicles for drug transport.
Nanomedical approaches to drug delivery center on developing nanosscale particles.
Protein and peptide delivery
great promise for treatment of various diseases and disorders.
Targeted and/or controlled delivery of these biopharmaceuticals using nanomaterials is an emerging field called nanobio pharmaceutics.
Medical applications of molecular nanotechnology
Cell repair machines
Nanonephrology
Therapy Techniques
Diagnostic and Imaging Techniques
Anti-Microbial Techniques
Advantages
Nanobots could be sent into a patient's arteries to clear away blockages.
Surgeries could become much faster and more accurate.
Injuries could be repaired cell-by-cell.
Disadvantages
If any damage is done at the molecular level then it is not possible to revert it.
It has very high initial investment costs along with high manufacturing costs.
conclusion
Developing nanotechnologies are being pursued for general cellular processes such as ubiquitous signaling pathways that may benefit numerous physiological systems, as well as being targeted toward the particular challenges of specific disorders such as cancer, diabetes mellitus and arteriosclerosis.
Ultimately, every patho physiological process has a molecular origin, and it is
from this basic fact that the tremendous potential of nanotechnology applications to medicine arises.
NANOTECHNOLOGY IN MEDICINE.pptx (Size: 1.9 MB / Downloads: 58)
What Does Nanotechnology Mean?
Nanotechnology is the engineering of functional systems at the molecular scale.
It is the study of manipulating matter on an atomic and molecular scale.
NANOMEDICINE
Nanomedicine ranges from the medical applications of nanomaterials, to nanoelectronic biosensors, and even possible future applications of molecular nanotechnology.
Medical use of nanomaterials
Using gold nanoshells to help diagnose and treat cancer.
Using liposome's as vaccine adjuvants and as vehicles for drug transport.
Nanomedical approaches to drug delivery center on developing nanosscale particles.
Protein and peptide delivery
great promise for treatment of various diseases and disorders.
Targeted and/or controlled delivery of these biopharmaceuticals using nanomaterials is an emerging field called nanobio pharmaceutics.
Medical applications of molecular nanotechnology
Cell repair machines
Nanonephrology
Therapy Techniques
Diagnostic and Imaging Techniques
Anti-Microbial Techniques
Advantages
Nanobots could be sent into a patient's arteries to clear away blockages.
Surgeries could become much faster and more accurate.
Injuries could be repaired cell-by-cell.
Disadvantages
If any damage is done at the molecular level then it is not possible to revert it.
It has very high initial investment costs along with high manufacturing costs.
conclusion
Developing nanotechnologies are being pursued for general cellular processes such as ubiquitous signaling pathways that may benefit numerous physiological systems, as well as being targeted toward the particular challenges of specific disorders such as cancer, diabetes mellitus and arteriosclerosis.
Ultimately, every patho physiological process has a molecular origin, and it is
from this basic fact that the tremendous potential of nanotechnology applications to medicine arises.