Increasing demand for and awareness of the applications of nanotechnology in medicine has resulted in the emergence of a new fast-growing multidisciplinary area - nanomedicine. This book offers comprehensive knowledge of and diverse perspectives on nanomedicine through two independent volumes. It aims to bridge the gap between nanotechnology and medicine through contributions by world-renowned experts from wide range of backgrounds including academia, industry, professional consultancy, and government agencies.
Each contribution integrates knowledge from a wide range of areas to present the fundamentals of new applications and products of nanomedicine, as well as an outlook for the future. This book can well serve as a reference and guide for students, academics, researchers, scientists, engineers, clinicians, government researchers, and healthcare professionals.
Author(s): Yi Ge, Songjun Li, Shenqi Wang, Richard Moore (eds.)
Series: Nanostructure Science and Technology
Edition: 1
Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York
Year: 2014
Language: English
Pages: 413
Tags: Biotechnology; Nanotechnology; Molecular Medicine; Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering; Medicinal Chemistry; Imaging / Radiology
Front Matter....Pages i-x
Nanomedicine: Revolutionary Interdiscipline....Pages 1-13
Nanobiology in Medicine....Pages 15-31
Tissue Engineering In Vivo with Nanotechnology....Pages 33-62
Nanomaterial Design and Computational Modeling....Pages 63-82
Medical Nanomaterials....Pages 83-99
Multifunctional Nanoparticles for Theranostics and Imaging....Pages 101-115
Medical Nanobiosensors....Pages 117-143
Nanotechnology in Advanced Medical Devices....Pages 145-169
Wireless Actuation of Micro/Nanorobots for Medical Applications....Pages 171-189
Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology: Overcoming Drug Delivery Challenges in Contemporary Medicine....Pages 191-236
Harmful or Helpful, the Toxicity and Safety of Nano-sized Medicine....Pages 237-250
Ethical Implications of Nanomedicine: Implications of Imagining New Futures for Medicine....Pages 251-269
Nanomedicine: A Hyper-expectation and Dawning Realisation?....Pages 271-304
Nanomedicine as a Business Venture....Pages 305-319
What Can Nanomedicine Learn from the Current Developments of Nanotechnology?....Pages 321-340
Intersection of Nanotechnology and Healthcare....Pages 341-354
The Impact of Nanopharmaceuticals on Healthcare and Regulation....Pages 355-364
Nanomedicine in Cancer Diagnosis and Therapy: Converging Medical Technologies Impacting Healthcare....Pages 365-384
Challenges to Nanomedicine....Pages 385-406
Back Matter....Pages 407-413
