Medical Nanotechnology and Nanomedicine

This accessible guide reviews advances in nanoscience and nanotechnology and considers their applications in medicine. Providing an introduction to both the science and the infrastructure requried to support these advances, this volume is written for medical researchers and clinicians, as well as those concerned with business aspects, regulation, and the administration of medical practices. The book provides a contextual background including history, definitions, and recent trends, and then investigates current and future nanotech applications in medicine and the biomedical sciences.

Tibbals, Harry F.

Part I: Perspectives Nanomedicine: Scientific Basis and Societal Implications. Historical Perspectives and Technological Breakthroughs. Emerging National and Global Nanomedicine Initiatives. Part II: Beginnings of Medical Nanotechnology Nanomedicine: Proposals and Promise. Medication: Nanoparticles for Imaging and Drug Delivery. Intervention: Nanotechnology in Reconstructive Intervention and Surgery. Regeneration: Nanomaterials for Tissue Regeneration. Restoration: Nanotechnology in Tissue Replacement and Prosthetics. Diagnosis: Nanosensors in Diagnosis and Medical Monitoring. Part III Future Directions and Transformations Thesis, Antithesis, Synthesis: Integrated Biomolecular Nanoscience. Challenging Boundaries: Life and Material, Self and Environment. Sustainability and Future Choices for Societies.