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    Nanomedicine refers to using nanotechnology to improve drug delivery and medical diagnostics. Nanoparticles can be attached to drugs to more precisely target specific cells and tissues, allowing treatments to impact diseased areas while avoiding healthy ones. Applications include imaging, disease detection, and controlled drug release from nanoparticles triggered by internal body changes or external stimuli like temperature, light or ultrasound. However, few nanomedicines currently exist that successfully utilize targeting. More research is needed to define optimal combinations of nanoparticles and drugs.

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    Nanomedicine refers to using nanotechnology to improve drug delivery and medical diagnostics. Nanoparticles can be attached to drugs to more precisely target specific cells and tissues, allowing treatments to impact diseased areas while avoiding healthy ones. Applications include imaging, disease detection, and controlled drug release from nanoparticles triggered by internal body changes or external stimuli like temperature, light or ultrasound. However, few nanomedicines currently exist that successfully utilize targeting. More research is needed to define optimal combinations of nanoparticles and drugs.

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    Nanomedicine refers to using nanotechnology to improve drug delivery and medical diagnostics. Nanoparticles can be attached to drugs to more precisely target specific cells and tissues, allowing treatments to impact diseased areas while avoiding healthy ones. Applications include imaging, disease detection, and controlled drug release from nanoparticles triggered by internal body changes or external stimuli like temperature, light or ultrasound. However, few nanomedicines currently exist that successfully utilize targeting. More research is needed to define optimal combinations of nanoparticles and drugs.

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    Nanotechnology in medicine

    Nano medicine refers to the area of science that combines nanotechnology with
    drugs or diagnostic molecules to improve the ability to target specific cells or
    tissues. These materials are produced on a Nano scale level and are safe to
    introduce into the body. Applications for nanotechnology in medicine include
    imaging, diagnosis, or the delivery of drugs that will help medical professionals
    treat various diseases.

    Target specification

    Improving the ability of nanotechnologies to target specific cells or tissues is of


    great interest to companies producing Nano medicines. This area of research
    involves attaching nanoparticles onto drugs or liposomes to increase specific
    localization. Since different cell types have unique properties, nanotechnology
    can be used to “recognize” cells of interest. This allows associated drugs and
    therapeutics to reach diseased tissue while avoiding healthy cells. While this is a
    promising area of research, very few Nano medicines exist that successfully
    utilize nanotechnology in this manner. This is due to ill-defined parameters
    associated with pairing the correct ratio or combination of nanoparticles with
    the drug of interest.

    Controlled drug release

    The ability to control the release of a drug or therapeutic compound from its
    associated nanotechnology is gaining a lot of interest from industry. This
    “triggered” release, in theory, could be achieved from within the body or from
    outside the body. Internal mechanisms include changes in the environment of
    tumors compared to surrounding tissue, while external stimuli include
    temperature changes, light, or ultrasound. Currently, research efforts are
    focused on trying to understand how to release diagnostic molecules and drugs
    from liposomes with heat, and micro bubbles using ultrasound.

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