January 2018
Beginner to intermediate
312 pages
11h 48m
English
Nanomedicine is defined as the application of nanotechnology to human health. In vivo applications are mainly concerned with diagnosis, especially imaging aids and other contrast agents, and with therapy, especially drug delivery. These applications require nano-objects, which must be functionalized to confer specific affinity for their biological target, and to evade recognition as a foreign body by the immune system. Sophisticated nanostructured materials are used in dental work and fulfilling bones elsewhere. In vitro, nanomedicine is dominated by bioanalytical devices and “smart” nanomaterials working as tissue scaffolds for growing tissues that will subsequently be implanted. ...