Medical applications of nanotechnology.
Medical applications of nanotechnology.
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纳米技术的医学应用。
DOI：
10.5604/17322693.1177169
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发表时间：
2015
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0.3
通讯作者：
Krzysztof Cabała
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作者：
Z. Zdrojewicz;Mateusz Waracki;B. Bugaj;Damian Pypno;Krzysztof Cabała
纳米技术是新的研究领域，重点是在原子和分子水平上影响物质。毫无疑问，现代医学可以从中受益匪浅，因此纳米医学已成为纳米技术研究的主要分支之一。目前，它专注于开发预防，诊断和治疗各种疾病的新方法。纳米材料在破坏癌细胞方面表现出非常高的效率，并且已经在进行临床试验。结果是如此有希望，纳米材料可能成为传统癌症治疗的替代品，主要是因为它们允许癌细胞被特异性靶向，并能够对组织进行详细成像，使计划进一步治疗变得更加容易。纳米科学也可能是对抗动脉粥样硬化所需突破的来源，因为纳米结构可用于预防和增加动脉粥样硬化病变的稳定性。一个感兴趣的领域是创造不仅有效，而且人体耐受性良好的纳米材料。纳米技术在医学上的其他潜在应用包括：具有免疫调节特性的纳米佐剂，用于递送疫苗抗原;纳米刀，一种几乎无创的高压电破坏癌细胞的方法;碳纳米管，这已经是修复受损组织的流行方法，将来可能用于再生神经。本文的目的是概述纳米技术在医学中的潜在用途。本文以原创文章和综述的形式介绍了研究的新进展和新方向。
Nanotechnologies are new areas of research focusing on affecting matter at the atomic and molecular levels. It is beyond doubt that modern medicine can benefit greatly from it; thus nanomedicine has become one of the main branches of nanotechnological research. Currently it focuses on developing new methods of preventing, diagnosing and treating various diseases. Nanomaterials show very high efficiency in destroying cancer cells and are already undergoing clinical trials. The results are so promising that nanomaterials might become an alternative to traditional cancer therapy, mostly due to the fact that they allow cancer cells to be targeted specifically and enable detailed imaging of tissues, making planning further therapy much easier. Nanoscience might also be a source of the needed breakthrough in the fight against atherosclerosis, since nanostructures may be used in both preventing and increasing the stability of atherosclerotic lesions. One area of interest is creating nanomaterials that are not only efficient, but also well tolerated by the human body. Other potential applications of nanotechnology in medicine include: nanoadjuvants with immunomodulatory properties used to deliver vaccine antigens; the nano-knife, an almost non-invasive method of destroying cancer cells with high voltage electricity; and carbon nanotubes, which are already a popular way of repairing damaged tissues and might be used to regenerate nerves in the future. The aim of this article is to outline the potential uses of nanotechnology in medicine. Original articles and reviews have been used to present the new developments and directions of studies.