Nanomaterials in medicine and pharmaceuticals: nanoscale materials developed with less toxicity and more efficacy
1Chemical Biology Key Laboratory of Hebei Province, College of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Hebei University, Baoding, P.R. China
2Laboratory of Nanomedicine and Nanosafety, Division of Nanomedicine and Nanobiology, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology of China, and CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 101090, P.R. China
3College of Basic Medicine, Hebei University, Baoding, P.R. China
Cite as: Shizhu Chen, Qun Zhang, Yingjian Hou, Jinchao Zhang. Nanomaterials in medicine and pharmaceuticals: nanoscale materials developed with less toxicity and more efficacy, nano Online. (2016). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/nano.0012.00044
Cite as: Shizhu Chen, Qun Zhang, Yingjian Hou, Jinchao Zhang. Nanomaterials in medicine and pharmaceuticals: nanoscale materials developed with less toxicity and more efficacy, European Journal of Nanomedicine. 5, 61 (2013). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ejnm-2013-0003
Abstract
Nanomaterials have unique physicochemical properties, such as large surface area to mass ratio, ultra small size and high reactivity, which are different from bulk materials with the same composition. These properties can be used to overcome some limitations found in traditional therapeutic and diagnostic agents. The application of nanomaterials in medicine and pharmaceuticals is increasing rapidly and offers excellent prospects. In this review, we will provided an overview on nanomaterial developments with less toxicity and more efficacy in the fields of imaging and diagnosis, disease therapy, drug delivery and tissue engineering. In summary, although these fields are still in their infancy, the present results have clearly demonstrated enormous potential.
Keywords: efficacy; medicine; nanomaterials; pharmaceuticals; toxicity
