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The human nature of curiosity, wonder, and ingenuity date back to the age of humankind. In parallel with our history of civilization, interest in scientific approaches to unravel mechanisms underlying natural phenomena has been developing. Recent years have witnessed unprecedented growth in research in the area of pharmaceuticals and medicine. The optimism that nanotechnology (NT) applied to medicine and drugs is taking serious steps to bring about significant advances in diagnosing, treating, and preventing disease—a shift from fantasy to reality. The growing interest in the future medical applications of NT leads to the emergence of a new field for nanomaterials (NMs) and biomedicine. In recent years, NMs have emerged as essential game players in modern medicine, with clinical applications ranging from contrast agents in imaging to carriers for drug and gene delivery into tumors. Indeed, there are instances where nanoparticles (NPs) enable analyses and therapies that cannot be performed otherwise. However, NPs also bring unique environmental and societal challenges, particularly concerning toxicity. Thus, clinical applications of NPs should be revisited, and a deep understanding of the effects of NPs from the pathophysiologic basis of a disease may bring more sophisticated diagnostic opportunities and yield more effective therapies and preventive features. Correspondingly, this review highlights the significant contributions of NPs to modern medicine and drug delivery systems. This study also attempted to glimpse the future impact of NT in medicine and pharmaceuticals.
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- Articles
- Type:
- artykuły w czasopismach
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Nanomaterials
no. 13,
ISSN: 2079-4991 - Language:
- English
- Publication year:
- 2023
- Bibliographic description:
- Muringayil Joseph T., Kar Debarshi D., Esmaeili A., Piszczyk Ł., Hasanin S. M., Mashhoor K., Haponiuk J., Thomas S.: Nanoparticles: Taking a Unique Position in Medicine// Nanomaterials -,iss. 13(3) (2023), s.2-58
- DOI:
- Digital Object Identifier (open in new tab) 10.3390/nano13030574
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- Free publication
- Verified by:
- Gdańsk University of Technology
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