GLIMPSES OF CURRENT ADVANCES OF NANOTECHNOLOGY IN THERAPEUTICS

Abstract

Nanotechnology is the science that deals with the processes tha t occur at molecular level and of nanolength scale size. There are numerous examples from nature like DNA, water molecules, virus, red blood corpuscles (RBC) etc., which are of nanodimensions. Recent developments in nanotechnology offer researchers opportunities to significantly transform various therapeutics. This technology has enabled the manipulation of the biological and physicochemical properties of nanomaterial to facilitate more efficient drug targeting and delivery. The size of nanomaterial is similar to that of most biological molecules and structures; therefore, nanomaterial can be useful for both in vivo and in vitro biomedical research and applications. Clinical investigations suggest that therapeutic nanoparticles can enhance efficacy and reduced side effects c ompared with conventional therapeutic drugs. Nanotechnology is on its way to make a big impact in Biotech, Pharmaceutical and Medical diagnostics sciences. A dynamic collaboration is observed within the Researchers, Government, Pharmaceutical ‐ Biomedical companies and educational institutions all over the world in developing the nanotechnology applications in advanced medicine and patient care.