The ethical dimensions of nanomedicine
The ethical dimensions of nanomedicine
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DOI：
10.1016/j.mcna.2007.05.007
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发表时间：
2007-09-01
影响因子：
5.9
通讯作者：
Johnson, Summer
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作者：
Bawa, Raj;Johnson, Summer
医学实践即将进入一个新的时代，重点是纳米尺度和纳米医学的实践，定义为通过工程纳米器件和纳米材料监测，控制，构建，修复，防御和改善人类生物系统。纳米医学对社会的潜在影响预计将是巨大的，因为纳米药物市场在未来几年显着增长。在这样的背景下，纳米医学将带来一系列深刻而复杂的伦理和社会问题。其中一些是生物伦理学中反复出现的主题，而另一些则将以略微新的方式进行讨论，这是由于纳米医学的跨学科性质：隐私，保密性，风险和益处，定义疾病和增强。
Medical practice is about to enter a new era focused on the nanoscale and the practice of nanomedicine, defined as the monitoring, control, construction, repair, defense, and improvement of human biologic systems via engineered nanodevices and nanomaterials. The potential impact of nanomedicine on society is expected to be huge as the nanopharma market grows significantly in the coming years. Given this backdrop, nanomedicine is poised to add a profound and complex set of ethical and societal questions. Some of these are recurring themes in bioethics while others will be discussed in slightly new ways due to nanomedicine's interdisciplinary nature: privacy, confidentiality, risks and benefits, defining disease, and enhancement.