Nanomedicine, the fusion of nanotechnology and medicine, spans a spectrum from utilizing nanomaterials and biological devices to exploring nanoelectronic biosensors and the potential applications of molecular nanotechnology, such as biological machines. Ongoing challenges in nanomedicine include grappling with the toxicity and environmental impact of nanoscale materials.
The field envisions providing a valuable array of research tools and clinically beneficial devices in the near future. Forecasts from the National Nanotechnology Initiative anticipate novel commercial applications in the pharmaceutical industry, encompassing advanced drug delivery systems, innovative therapies, and cutting-edge in vivo imaging.
With around 80 marketed products already in nanomedicine, covering areas like nano-delivery, pharmaceuticals, medical imaging, diagnostics, and biomaterials, the field addresses the pressing challenges posed by an aging population. Nanomedicine emerges as a crucial contributor to enhanced and cost-effective healthcare, playing a pivotal role in making medicines and treatments universally available and affordable.
Title : Principles and standards for managing healthcare transformation towards personalized, preventive, predictive, participative precision medicine ecosystems
Bernd Blobel, University of Regensburg, Germany
Title : From marker to mechanism: Ligand discovery enables functional analysis of OR51E1, an ectopic olfactory receptor, in prostate cancer
Vladlen Slepak, University of Miami School of Medicine, United States
Title : Hydrogen sulfide in sepsis: From bench to bedside
Madhav Bhatia, University of Otago, New Zealand
Title : Tailored cellular environments to enable drug design
Lan Wang, Paretor LLC, United States
Title : Development of novel drug delivery pathways enabled by perillyl alcohol (NEO100), A monoterpene with multifaceted biomedical applications
Axel H Schonthal, University of Southern California, United States
Title : A NAMs-compatible mechanopharmacological model of drug penetration in the urinary bladder
Kunal Sharma, Swisss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne, Switzerland
Title : Application of quality by design for pulmonary liposomes: Preliminary study to nano in-microparticle
Lucas Amaral Machado, University of Sao Paulo State – UNESP, Brazil
Title : Integrated Raman, SERS and computational approaches for the study of bioactive molecules in pharmaceutical chemistry
Maria Cristina Gamberini, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy
Title : The impact of metal-decorated polymeric nanodots on proton relaxivity
Paulo Cesar De Morais, Catholic University of Brasilia, Brazil
Title : Hepatotoxic botanicals-shadows of pearls
Consolato M Sergi, University of Alberta, Canada