Abstract
We discuss the state of the art and innovative micro- and nanoscale technologies that are finding niches and opening up new opportunities in medicine, particularly in diagnostic and therapeutic applications. We take the design of point-of-care applications and the capture of circulating tumor cells as illustrative examples of the integration of micro- and nanotechnologies into solutions of diagnostic challenges. We describe several novel nanotechnologies that enable imaging cellular structures and molecular events. In therapeutics, we describe the utilization of micro- and nanotechnologies in applications including drug delivery, tissue engineering, and pharmaceutical development/testing. In addition, we discuss relevant challenges that micro- and nanotechnologies face in achieving cost-effective and widespread clinical implementation as well as forecasted applications of micro- and nanotechnologies in medicine.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 5195-5214 |
Number of pages | 20 |
Journal | ACS Nano |
Volume | 11 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 27 Jun 2017 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Engineering
- General Materials Science
- General Physics and Astronomy