Med Biol Eng Comput. 2010 Oct;48(10):941-3. doi: 10.1007/s11517-010-0677-z. Epub 2010 Sep 16.
This special issue contains some of the current state-of-the-art development and use of micro and nanotechnological tools, devices and techniques for both biological and biomedical research and applications. These include nanoparticles for bioimaging and biosensing, optical and biophotonic techniques for probing diseases at the nanoscale, micro and nano-fabricated tools for elucidating molecular mechanisms of mechanotransduction in cell and molecular biology and cell separation microdevices and techniques for isolating and enriching targeted cells for disease detection and diagnosis. Although some of these works are still at the research stage, there is no doubt that some of the important outcomes will eventually see actual biomedical applications in the not too distant future.
本期特刊收录了当前在生物和生物医学研究及应用中使用微纳技术工具、器件和技术的一些最新进展。这些进展包括用于生物成像和生物传感的纳米颗粒、用于在纳米尺度探测疾病的光学和生物光子技术、用于阐明细胞和分子生物学中机械转导分子机制的微纳加工工具、用于分离和富集用于疾病检测和诊断的靶细胞的细胞分离微器件和技术。尽管其中一些研究仍处于研究阶段，但毫无疑问，其中一些重要成果将在不远的将来最终应用于实际的生物医学领域。
