Nanotechnology in Medicine

Drug Delivery

  • One application of nanotechnology in medicine currently being developed involves employing nanoparticles to deliver drugs, heat, light or other substances to specific types of cells (such as cancer cells).
  • Particles are engineered so that they are attracted to diseased cells, which allows direct treatment of those cells.
  • This technique reduces damage to healthy cells in the body and allows for earlier detection of disease.

Diagnostic Techniques

  • Researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute are using antibodies attached to carbon nanotubes in chips to detect cancer cells in the blood stream.
  • The researchers believe this method could be used in ....

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