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Current uses of nanomedicine

When we hear the word ‘nanotechnology‘ or ‘nanomedicine‘, we think of something powerful and of something that the scientists are working on. ‘Nano*’ seems distant to most people and is thought of as something that has yet to be discovered. However, some divisions of nanomedicine are nowdays in research, pre-clinical or clinical phases. The human race has already started to benefit from nanomedicine, although most people don’t know it. Of course, this is a slow-paced dance and will take a lot of time to see nanomedicine in it’s full potential.

DISEASE DETECTION

Quantum dots are going to be used as devices to recognize ‘bad’ (cancer) cells and are currently in the research phase. These dots are able to emit a light similar to infrared. They travel through the body and they CAN be seen by the infrared scanner. When these come to the clinical phase, they will enormously reduce the use of radioactive materials which are being used for diagnostics at the moment. Of course, the results that we would be able to get with quantum dots would be way more precise and accurate than the ones we get today using radioactive devices.

Nanotechnology (nanomedicine) can also offer cancer cells detection on a much improved level. Nowdays, detection of cancer requires 1 million cancel cells to be present to be discovered. Nanodevices are able to reduce that number to 1,000.

DISEASE TREATMENT

Along with cancer cells detection, cancer treatment will be highly improved. Research on clinical mice has shown that a targeted nanoparticle injected in the bloodstream was successful with removing the prostate cancer.

DRUG DELIVERY

Research has shown that special substances which are now toxic when injected with non-toxic substances will become acceptable to various systems. It is also predicted that specially designed nanoparticles will be able to detect abnormalities and such.

CONCLUSION

Nanomedicine is a subfield of nanotechnology that the human race will get the most benefit from. It is being constanly researched and new discoveries are being presented every day. Nanomedicine is used today in a small amount, but time can only tell what nanomedicine potential is or will be. I am sure that it’s huge.

Iran topping the bionanotechnology charts

Iran is about to become one of the few countries that are leading in bionanotechnology and biotechnology research in the world. The head of Health Commision at Iran’s parliament made the remarks while doing an interview for a Alalam satellite TV network.

„Fortunately Iran is among the forerunners in the world as far as modern technologies are concerned, he said adding that presumably there are less than ten countries in the world including Iran which enjoy biotechnology and nanotechnology.”

Iran made a “Five-year development plan” in 2005. and one of the goals is achieving developments in science – nanobiotechnology and biotechnology.

Nanotechnology will help space industry ?

The russian tech gigant Rosnanotekh is teaming up with the Russian Federal Space Agency to promote nanotechnology. Rosnanotekh has a budget of $5 billion and is poised to inject life-saving funds into Russia’s long-neglected science departments.

“The current task is to create competitive advantages for Russia`s space agency using nanotechnology. This will help our space industry not only to maintain its current market position but also to enter other international markets,” said Leonid Melabed, head of Rosnanotekh.

There will be a special division within the company to work on aerospace projects.