Biomedicines (Jul 2015)

Nanomaterials—Tools, Technology and Methodology of Nanotechnology Based Biomedical Systems for Diagnostics and Therapy

  • Christian Schmidt,
  • Joachim Storsberg

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines3030203
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 3, no. 3
pp. 203 – 223

Abstract

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Nanomedicine helps to fight diseases at the cellular and molecular level by utilizing unique properties of quasi-atomic particles at a size scale ranging from 1 to 100 nm. Nanoparticles are used in therapeutic and diagnostic approaches, referred to as theranostics. The aim of this review is to illustrate the application of general principles of nanotechnology to select examples of life sciences, molecular medicine and bio-assays. Critical aspects relating to those examples are discussed.

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