Main description:

This forward-looking resource outlines the extraordinary new tools that are becoming available in nanomedicine. The book presents an integrated set of perspectives that describe where we are now and where we should be headed to put nanomedicine devices in to applications as quickly as possible, including consideration of the possible dangers of nanomedicine. Written by some of the most innovative minds in medicine and engineering, this unique volume helps professionals understand cutting-edge and futuristic areas of research that can have tremendous payoff in terms of improving human health. Readers find insightful discussions on nanostructured intelligent materials and devices that are considered technically feasible and that have a high potential to produce advances in medicine in the near future.

Contents:

Nano-Electro-Mechanical-Systems - Nano-Piezotronic Devices. Nanoscale Machines for Medicine. Nanoelectromechanical Sensors. Carbon Nanocomposite Medical Devices. Smart Particles - Nanoshell Photonic Devices for Imaging and Treatment. Smart Nanobiomaterials for Drug, Gene, and Cell Therapy. Nanotubes for Nanohealth. Biotic Devices - Excitable Vesicles. pRNA Nanomotor for Nanotechnology and Gene Delivery. Biosensors and Electrodes - Nanowire Sensors for Biomedicine. Carbon Nanotube Sensors and Electrodes. Active and In-Body Biosensors. Biological Integration of Devices - Integration of Nanoelectronics and Biology. Biologically Inspired Nanotechnology for Vision Repair. A Nanotool Box Spanning from In-Vitro to Bedside to In-Vivo Diagnosis. Instrumental Cellular Systems.