Medical Nanotechnology and Nanomedicine

Part I: Perspectives Nanomedicine: Scientific Basis and Societal Implications Medicine Nanotechnology What Is Nanoscience and Where Does It Fit in the Sciences? Origins of Nanotechnology Molecular and Cell Biology and Protein Bioscience: A Model of Life as Organic Nanomachinery Nanotechnology Leads to a Fundamentally New Approach to Engineering Design Societal and Economic Impacts Impact of Nanotechnology on Medicine The Grand Challenge of Nanotechnology Some Definitions and Nanomedical Areas of Emphasis Healthcare Crisis: How Can Nanotechnology Contribute to a Solution? Historical Perspectives and Technological Breakthroughs Brief Highlights of Nanomedicine History Medical Milestones Emerging National and Global Nanomedicine Initiatives Some Developments in Nanomedicine Current Examples of Nanomedicine in Practice and Research NIH Nanomedicine Initiative Putting Medical Nanoscience into Practice: Medical Nanotechnology and Nanomedicine Part II: Beginnings of Medical Nanotechnology Nanomedicine: Proposals and Promise Introduction and Overview Impacts of Nanotechnology on Medicine An Overview of the Architecture of Medical Nanotechnology and Nanomedicine Nanoscience: Bridging the Gap between Biochemistry and Cell Biology Medication: Nanoparticles for Imaging and Drug Delivery Introduction: The Emergence of Nanotechnology Applications in Medicine Nanoparticles for Medical Imaging Nanoparticles for Targeted Imaging and Delivery of Energy Nanoparticles for Delivery of Drugs Some Therapeutic Application Areas for Nanoparticles Theranostics Conclusion: Nanomedicines Have a Broad Impact Throughout Medicine Intervention: Nanotechnology in Reconstructive Intervention and Surgery Nanoengineered Materials in Surgical and Restorative Applications Bridging the Gap between Drugs and Surgery with Endoscopic MEMS Robotics in Surgery: The Technology Robotics in Surgical Practice Recent Advances and Emerging Technologies in Surgical and Endoscopic Navigation Summary of Translational Development of Nanoengineered Regenerative Tissue Therapy Regeneration: Nanomaterials for Tissue Regeneration Introduction: The Role of Nanotechnology in Tissue Regeneration Biomaterials for Tissue Regeneration Nanotechnology and Tissue Engineering Tissue Engineering for Nerve Regeneration Nanotechnology for Regeneration of the Brain Use of Nanoengineered Scaffolding with Cells for Central Nervous System Regeneration New Developments in Cell Therapy Accelerated by Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Conclusion: Toward Clinical Therapies Based on Integrated Medical Nanoscience Restoration: Nanotechnology in Tissue Replacement and Prosthetics Nanoscale Biomaterials and Technologies for Tissue Engineering Application of Tissue Engineering in Medicine Nanotechnology and Prosthetics Summary of Nanoengineered Restorative Tissue Engineering and Prosthetics Diagnosis: Nanosensors in Diagnosis and Medical Monitoring Sensors: Nanotechnology-Driven Advances in Diagnostic and Monitoring Technology Technologies for Genomics and Proteomics Applied Genomics and Proteomics: From Personalized Medicine to Global Epidemiology Real-Time and In Vivo Medical Monitoring Part III: Future Directions and Transformations Thesis, Antithesis, Synthesis: Integrated Biomolecular Nanoscience Maturation of Medical Nanotechnologies Continued Impacts of Nanotechnology-Driven Capabilities Nanotechnologies in Translation from Research Indirect Impacts of Nanotechnology-Enabled Systems on Practice Translation of Medical Nanotechnologies into Clinical Practice Challenging Boundaries: Life and Material, Self and Environment Nanotechnology and Medicine: A Powerful Confluence Historical Origins of Medical Traditions Knowledge of the Genome Replacement Parts for the Body Augmentation of Human Characteristics and Abilities Extension of Life Issues with Transplanted Cells for Regeneration Medicalization of Normal Conditions Other Boundaries Yet More Weird Sustainability and Future Choices for Societies Nanotechnology and Medicine as a Socioeconomic Activity Questions of Change Index