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Healthcare and The Use of Nanotechnology In Medical Applications - An Overview

Article - 23 Aug 2006

Nanotechnology is making possible successfull repair of diseased or damaged tissues, replacing transplants and artificial organs. In future, nanotechnology will lead to remote monitoring and care.

Ethics and Nanomedicine – Analysis Of The Issues and Principles To Be Faced By The Medical Application of Nanotechnology

Article - 23 Aug 2006

The use of nanotechnology in medical applications requires careful analysis of ethical aspects in view of existing standards and regulations by ethics committees at the European scale.

Regulatory Issues and Risk Assessment For The Safety Of Nanotechnology Based Medical Applications

Article - 23 Aug 2006

Safety aspects of NanoMedicine have to be properly and systematically addressed, and there has to be a clear positive benefit-to-risk ratio that will accompany the clinical implementation of products...

Regenerative Medicine Using Nanotechnology To Create Bioinert, Bioactive and Resorbable Biomaterials For Smart Implants and Cell Based Therapies

Article - 23 Aug 2006

The vision for nano-assisted regenerative medicine is the development of cost-effective disease-modifying therapies that will allow for in-situ tissue regeneration.

Economic Impact of Nanotechnology Based Healthcare Including Medical Devices, Medical Imaging and Pharmaceuticals

Article - 23 Aug 2006

NanoMedicine is not only important to Europe from the social and welfare aspects, but also for its economic potential. An analysis of the market segments for medical devices and drugs &...

Nanodiagnostics, Targeted Drug Delivery Systems and Nanotechnology Enabled Regenerative Medicine For Fighting Disease

Article - 23 Aug 2006

Artificial nanostructures, such as nanoparticles and nanodevices, being of the same size as biological entities, can readily interact with biomolecules on both the cell surface and within the cell....

Executive Summary On Nanotechnology For The Improvement of Health Though NanoMedicine

Article - 23 Aug 2006

NanoMedicine is an area that would benefit from coordination at European level. In response to this, scientific experts from industry, research centres and academia convened to prepare the present...

Interactive Food To Use Nanotechnology To Change Flavour, Nutrients and Colour

Article - 13 May 2004

One of the more futuristic applications of nanotechnology lies in the production of “interactive” food and beverages that change colour, flavour or nutrients depending on a diner’s taste or health....

Nanotechnology To Play Important and Prominent Role In Food Safety

Article - 13 May 2004

Dr. Manuel Marquez, a senior scientist at Kraft Foods and the director of the NanoteK Consortium, believes that nanotechnology will play an important and prominent role in food safety. Posted Feb 2004

What Is Nanotechnology?

Article - 13 May 2004

The official definition of nanotechnology is the precise control of matter at the atomic and molecular levels. Posted Feb 2004