1.Nano
어원 : 그리스어 ‘nanos’ – 난쟁이
SI 단위계에서 10-9
1 나노미터(nm): 10억분의 1m
Nanotechnology :
Research and technology development at the atomic, molecular, or macromolecular levels, in the length scale of approximately 1~100nm range
The medical application of nanotechnology
나노물질이 갖는 특유의 성질을 질병의 진단, 치료
*’Nano’ means….
Nanometer: one billionth of a meter
Nano-: prefix comes from the Greek word for ‘dwarf’
Chemical, physical, and biological properties that differ from those of their larger, or bulk counterparts
Nanotechnology: The National Nanotechnology Initiative(NNI)-> the science of materials and phenomena in the range of 1 to 100nm in diameter
*Features of ‘nanoparticles
5.2 Drug Delivery System
5.2.1 Advantage of Nano-drug delivery system
By diagnosis, and for treatment, we need enhanced drug delivery system. Drug delivery system of these days is just eat and let it flow through the body. It is not good at efficiency. Because the digestive system sometimes digest and remove the drug before it reaches to the target.
For enhancing the efficiency of drug
Nanomedicine” – 1st nanomedicine book by R. Freitas
2000 – “National Nanotechnology Initiative” launched
Nanotechnology offers tools and techniques for more effective detection, diagnosis and treatment of diseases
Detection and Diagnosis
Lab on chips help detection and diagnosis of diseases more efficiently
Nanowire and cantilever lab on chips help in early detecti
Liposomes
Liposomes are artificially prepared vesicles made of lipid bilayer.
Liposomes can be filled with drugs, and used to deliver drugs for cancer and other diseases.
Liposomes are composite structures made of phospholipids and may contain small amounts of other molecules.
Nano-particle drug carriers
Nano-particles are colloidal particles that range in size from 10 to 1000 nm i