Nano-Technology in Medicine (Nanomedicine)
Chemistry, Homework, Nano-Technology, Reasearch, Year 10 Tagged medicine, Nanotechnology, small, technology April 25th, 2008
All creatures great and small…. Now it’s our turn,
Nano Technology – Nanomedicine
Nanomedicine is the medical use of molecular-sized particles to deliver drugs, heat, light or other substances to specific cells in the human body. Engineering particles to be used in this way allows detection and/or treatment of diseases or injuries within the targeted cells, thereby minimizing the damage to healthy cells in the body.