Open AccessDevelopment of nanotechnology in andrology
Author(s) -
Shengzhuo Liu,
Dechao Feng,
Zhihong Liu,
Jiayu Liang,
Zheng-Ju Ren,
Chuan Zhou,
Kan Wu,
Fu-Xun Zhang,
Fan Zhang,
Yiping Lu
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
translational andrology and urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.721
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 2223-4691
pISSN - 2223-4683
DOI - 10.21037/tau.2020.01.18
Subject(s) - nanotechnology , engineering ethics , engineering , materials science
Since first introduced in 1980s, nanotechnology has always been the eye-catching point as its providing us with new approaches to explore the microscopic world. Many nanotechnology-associated novel technologies have been brought into clinical use in the past decades and uncountable patients benefited from them, which convinces us of a bright prospect of nanotechnology in the field of medicine. In this review, literatures concerning nanotechnology applications in andrology were retrieved and we made a comprehensive discussion on drug delivery, gene therapy and stem cell therapy use in andrology, which calls for the engagement of nanotechnology.