Application of nanotechnologies and nanoparticles in the field of health sciences
Keywords:
nanotechnology, nanoparticles, nanomedicine, technological innovationAbstract
Introduction: Nanotechnology and the use of nanomaterials and nanoparticles offer enormous possibilities to improve human life.
Objective: To argue the importance of the use and study of nanotechnology and nanoparticles in the field of health sciences. Methods: narrative bibliographic review on nanotechnologies and the use of nanoparticles in health sciences. A search was carried out in databases such as Scopus, Scielo, in university repositories and books on the Internet through Google Scholar. Initially, 45 references were obtained from articles, theses and printed texts, 26 were taken into account for their relevance, timeliness and solid scientific results.
Development: Nanotechnology is currently seeking to position itself as the new technological revolution. It is based on the research and use of nanomaterials which have attracted much interest due to their reduced size and the new structures that can be formed with them and which exhibit significantly improved biological, physical, and chemical properties compared to their molecular precursors. In consistency, nanoscience and nanotechnology have linked engineering with biology, chemistry, and physics, enhancing their possible applications in a wide variety of fields such as electronics, ceramics, catalysis, magnetic data storage, structural components, food, cosmetics, biological, and medical.
Conclusions: The emergence and development of nanotechnology and nanomedicine allows the design of systems that help improve the biological properties of different substances.
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