Wong K K Y, Liu X L
Department of Surgery, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Pediatr Surg Int. 2012 Oct;28(10):943-51. doi: 10.1007/s00383-012-3162-y. Epub 2012 Aug 15.
The advances in science have resulted in the emergence of nanotechnology, which deals with the design and use of tools and devices of size 1-100 nm. The application of nanotechnologies to medicine is thus termed nanomedicine. Significant research has been focused on this new and exciting field and this review article will describe the basics of nanomedicine. This is followed by its experimental and clinical applications in diagnostics, drug therapy and regenerative medicine. Safety issues of in vivo use of nanomaterials are also discussed. In the future, it is foreseen that nanomedicine will facilitate the development of personalized medicine and will have a major impact on the delivery of better healthcare.
科学的进步催生了纳米技术，该技术涉及尺寸为1至100纳米的工具和装置的设计与应用。因此，将纳米技术应用于医学领域就被称为纳米医学。大量研究聚焦于这个崭新且令人兴奋的领域，这篇综述文章将阐述纳米医学的基础知识。接下来将介绍其在诊断、药物治疗和再生医学方面的实验及临床应用。同时也会讨论纳米材料体内使用的安全性问题。未来，可以预见纳米医学将推动个性化医疗的发展，并对提供更优质的医疗保健产生重大影响。
