Nanoparticles: Taking a Unique Position in Medicine
The human nature of curiosity, wonder, and ingenuity date back to the age of humankind. In parallel with our history of civilization, interest in scientific approaches to unravel mechanisms underlying natural phenomena has been developing. Recent years have witnessed unprecedented growth in research...
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| author | Tomy Muringayil Joseph Debarshi Kar Mahapatra Amin Esmaeili Łukasz Piszczyk Mohamed S. Hasanin Mashhoor Kattali Józef Haponiuk Sabu Thomas |
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| description | The human nature of curiosity, wonder, and ingenuity date back to the age of humankind. In parallel with our history of civilization, interest in scientific approaches to unravel mechanisms underlying natural phenomena has been developing. Recent years have witnessed unprecedented growth in research in the area of pharmaceuticals and medicine. The optimism that nanotechnology (NT) applied to medicine and drugs is taking serious steps to bring about significant advances in diagnosing, treating, and preventing disease—a shift from fantasy to reality. The growing interest in the future medical applications of NT leads to the emergence of a new field for nanomaterials (NMs) and biomedicine. In recent years, NMs have emerged as essential game players in modern medicine, with clinical applications ranging from contrast agents in imaging to carriers for drug and gene delivery into tumors. Indeed, there are instances where nanoparticles (NPs) enable analyses and therapies that cannot be performed otherwise. However, NPs also bring unique environmental and societal challenges, particularly concerning toxicity. Thus, clinical applications of NPs should be revisited, and a deep understanding of the effects of NPs from the pathophysiologic basis of a disease may bring more sophisticated diagnostic opportunities and yield more effective therapies and preventive features. Correspondingly, this review highlights the significant contributions of NPs to modern medicine and drug delivery systems. This study also attempted to glimpse the future impact of NT in medicine and pharmaceuticals. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-46fa02fcfa93466284192ee65580e7472023-11-16T17:36:45ZengMDPI AGNanomaterials2079-49912023-01-0113357410.3390/nano13030574Nanoparticles: Taking a Unique Position in MedicineTomy Muringayil Joseph0Debarshi Kar Mahapatra1Amin Esmaeili2Łukasz Piszczyk3Mohamed S. Hasanin4Mashhoor Kattali5Józef Haponiuk6Sabu Thomas7Department of Polymer Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, Gdańsk University of Technology, G. Narutowicza, 80-233 Gdańsk, PolandDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Dadasaheb Balpande College of Pharmacy, Nagpur 440037, IndiaDepartment of Chemical Engineering, School of Engineering Technology and Industrial Trades, University of Doha for Science and Technology (UDST), Arab League St, Doha P.O. Box 24449, QatarDepartment of Polymer Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, Gdańsk University of Technology, G. Narutowicza, 80-233 Gdańsk, PolandCellulose and Paper Department, National Research Centre, Cairo 12622, EgyptDepartment of Biotechnology, EMEA College of Arts and Science, Kondotty 673638, IndiaDepartment of Polymer Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, Gdańsk University of Technology, G. Narutowicza, 80-233 Gdańsk, PolandInternational and Inter-University Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam 686560, IndiaThe human nature of curiosity, wonder, and ingenuity date back to the age of humankind. In parallel with our history of civilization, interest in scientific approaches to unravel mechanisms underlying natural phenomena has been developing. Recent years have witnessed unprecedented growth in research in the area of pharmaceuticals and medicine. The optimism that nanotechnology (NT) applied to medicine and drugs is taking serious steps to bring about significant advances in diagnosing, treating, and preventing disease—a shift from fantasy to reality. The growing interest in the future medical applications of NT leads to the emergence of a new field for nanomaterials (NMs) and biomedicine. In recent years, NMs have emerged as essential game players in modern medicine, with clinical applications ranging from contrast agents in imaging to carriers for drug and gene delivery into tumors. Indeed, there are instances where nanoparticles (NPs) enable analyses and therapies that cannot be performed otherwise. However, NPs also bring unique environmental and societal challenges, particularly concerning toxicity. Thus, clinical applications of NPs should be revisited, and a deep understanding of the effects of NPs from the pathophysiologic basis of a disease may bring more sophisticated diagnostic opportunities and yield more effective therapies and preventive features. Correspondingly, this review highlights the significant contributions of NPs to modern medicine and drug delivery systems. This study also attempted to glimpse the future impact of NT in medicine and pharmaceuticals.https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/13/3/574biomaterialsmedicinepharmaceuticalsdiagnosisbiomaterialsbiomedical |
| spellingShingle | Tomy Muringayil Joseph Debarshi Kar Mahapatra Amin Esmaeili Łukasz Piszczyk Mohamed S. Hasanin Mashhoor Kattali Józef Haponiuk Sabu Thomas Nanoparticles: Taking a Unique Position in Medicine Nanomaterials biomaterials medicine pharmaceuticals diagnosis biomaterials biomedical |
| title | Nanoparticles: Taking a Unique Position in Medicine |
| title_full | Nanoparticles: Taking a Unique Position in Medicine |
| title_fullStr | Nanoparticles: Taking a Unique Position in Medicine |
| title_full_unstemmed | Nanoparticles: Taking a Unique Position in Medicine |
| title_short | Nanoparticles: Taking a Unique Position in Medicine |
| title_sort | nanoparticles taking a unique position in medicine |
| topic | biomaterials medicine pharmaceuticals diagnosis biomaterials biomedical |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/13/3/574 |
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