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Nanomedicine—Challenge and Perspectives
Author(s) -
Riehemann Kristina,
Schneider Stefan W.,
Luger Thomas A.,
Godin Biana,
Ferrari Mauro,
Fuchs Harald
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.200802585
Subject(s) - nanomedicine , nanotechnology , scale (ratio) , data science , computer science , engineering ethics , engineering , materials science , geography , cartography , nanoparticle
The application of nanotechnology concepts to medicine joins two large cross‐disciplinary fields with an unprecedented societal and economical potential arising from the natural combination of specific achievements in the respective fields. The common basis evolves from the molecular‐scale properties relevant to the two fields. Local probes and molecular imaging techniques allow surface and interface properties to be characterized on a nanometer scale at predefined locations, while chemical approaches offer the opportunity to elaborate and address surfaces, for example, for targeted drug delivery, enhanced biocompatibility, and neuroprosthetic purposes. However, concerns arise in this cross‐disciplinary area about toxicological aspects and ethical implications. This Review gives an overview of selected recent developments and applications of nanomedicine.