Polymeric and Ceramic Nanoparticles in Biomedical Applications
Materials in the nanometer size range may possess unique and beneficial properties, which are very useful for different medical applications including stomatology, pharmacy, and implantology tissue engineering. The application of nanotechnology to medicine, known as nanomedicine, concerns the use of...
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| author | Aura-Ileana Moreno-Vega Teresa Gómez-Quintero Rosa-Elvira Nuñez-Anita Laura-Susana Acosta-Torres Víctor Castaño |
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| description | Materials in the nanometer size range may possess unique and beneficial properties, which are very useful for different medical applications including stomatology, pharmacy, and implantology tissue engineering. The application of nanotechnology to medicine, known as nanomedicine, concerns the use of precisely engineered materials at this length scale to develop novel therapeutic and diagnostic modalities. Nanomaterials have unique physicochemical properties, such as small size, large surface area to mass ratio, and high reactivity, which are different from bulk materials of the same composition. Polymeric and ceramic nanoparticles have been extensively studied as particulate carriers in the pharmaceutical and medical fields, because they show promise as drug delivery systems as a result of their controlled- and sustained-release properties, subcellular size, and biocompatibility with tissue and cells. These properties can be used to overcome some of the limitations found in traditional therapeutic and diagnostic agents. Nanotechnology is showing promising developments in many areas and may benefit our health and welfare. However, a wide range of ethical issues has been raised by this innovative science. Many authorities believe that these advancements could lead to irreversible disasters if not limited by ethical guidelines. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-262bcb615ecd46759367228d1cd97de12025-08-20T03:55:00ZengWileyJournal of Nanotechnology1687-95031687-95112012-01-01201210.1155/2012/936041936041Polymeric and Ceramic Nanoparticles in Biomedical ApplicationsAura-Ileana Moreno-Vega0Teresa Gómez-Quintero1Rosa-Elvira Nuñez-Anita2Laura-Susana Acosta-Torres3Víctor Castaño4Licenciatura en Tecnología, Centro de Física Aplicada y Tecnología Avanzada, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Campus Juriquilla, Juriquilla, QRO, MexicoLicenciatura en Tecnología, Centro de Física Aplicada y Tecnología Avanzada, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Campus Juriquilla, Juriquilla, QRO, MexicoFacultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, 58893 Morelia, MICH, MexicoUnidad León, Escuela Nacional de Estudios Superiores, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico, León, GTO, MexicoDepartamento de Ingeniería Molecular de Materiales, Centro de Física Aplicada y Tecnología Avanzada, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Campus Juriquilla, Boulevard Juriquilla 3001, 76230 Juriquilla, QRO, MexicoMaterials in the nanometer size range may possess unique and beneficial properties, which are very useful for different medical applications including stomatology, pharmacy, and implantology tissue engineering. The application of nanotechnology to medicine, known as nanomedicine, concerns the use of precisely engineered materials at this length scale to develop novel therapeutic and diagnostic modalities. Nanomaterials have unique physicochemical properties, such as small size, large surface area to mass ratio, and high reactivity, which are different from bulk materials of the same composition. Polymeric and ceramic nanoparticles have been extensively studied as particulate carriers in the pharmaceutical and medical fields, because they show promise as drug delivery systems as a result of their controlled- and sustained-release properties, subcellular size, and biocompatibility with tissue and cells. These properties can be used to overcome some of the limitations found in traditional therapeutic and diagnostic agents. Nanotechnology is showing promising developments in many areas and may benefit our health and welfare. However, a wide range of ethical issues has been raised by this innovative science. Many authorities believe that these advancements could lead to irreversible disasters if not limited by ethical guidelines.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/936041 |
| spellingShingle | Aura-Ileana Moreno-Vega Teresa Gómez-Quintero Rosa-Elvira Nuñez-Anita Laura-Susana Acosta-Torres Víctor Castaño Polymeric and Ceramic Nanoparticles in Biomedical Applications Journal of Nanotechnology |
| title | Polymeric and Ceramic Nanoparticles in Biomedical Applications |
| title_full | Polymeric and Ceramic Nanoparticles in Biomedical Applications |
| title_fullStr | Polymeric and Ceramic Nanoparticles in Biomedical Applications |
| title_full_unstemmed | Polymeric and Ceramic Nanoparticles in Biomedical Applications |
| title_short | Polymeric and Ceramic Nanoparticles in Biomedical Applications |
| title_sort | polymeric and ceramic nanoparticles in biomedical applications |
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