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Nanomedicine is the medical application of nanotechnology. Nanomedicine ranges from the medical applications of nanomaterials, to nanoelectronic biosensors, and even possible future applications of molecular nanotechnology. Current problems for nanomedicine involve understanding the issues related to toxicity and environmental impact of nanoscale materials. More information on Nanomedicine can be found here.

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  1. Nano*High: Looking for the Good News in Your Genome: Personalized Medicine--Science and Ethics

    Online Presentations | 31 Jan 2011 | Contributor(s):: Jasper Rine

  2. Nano*High: Nature's Nasty Nanomachines: How Viruses Work, and How We Can Stop Them

    Online Presentations | 25 Sep 2010 | Contributor(s):: Carolyn R. Bertozzi

    The birth and growth of nanotechnology is only a few decades old, whereas Nature has been building nano-machines for millennia. Viruses are marvels of natural nano-engineering, but can pose a problem for human health. To combat these nano-machines, scientists are turning to recent developments...

  3. Nanomedicine – How Can Something so Small be so Huge for the Future of Healthcare?

    Online Presentations | 17 Jun 2010 | Contributor(s):: James Leary

    Dr. James Leary discusses the future on medicine and the impact nanotechnology will have on healthcare.

  4. Optical BioMEMS Microfluidic Technologies for Hand-Held, Point-of-Care, Medical Devices

    Online Presentations | 23 Nov 2009 | Contributor(s):: James Leary

    Portable, point-of-care, medical diagnostic devices could provide an important new component in more cost-effective healthcare delivery. Rapid measurements of blood samples during an examination within a doctor’s office or in the field, could allow immediate appropriate treatment of medical...

  5. History of Research with Human Subjects: Ethical Steps Forward and Back

    Online Presentations | 29 Apr 2009 | Contributor(s):: Jason T. Eberl

  6. ECET 499N: Introduction to Nanotechnology

    Courses | 30 Mar 2009 | Contributor(s):: Helen McNally

    An introduction to the emerging area of nanotechnology will be studied. The primary focus will be on the technologies of nanotechnology, with specific emphasis on electronics and electrical measurements. Instruments and techniques used in nanotechnology will be described and explored which...

  7. "Who Owns Truth?" - Biomedical Research in a Health Policy Context

    Online Presentations | 30 Mar 2009 | Contributor(s):: Samuel A. Richmond

    This presentation examines a claim made by PhRMA on behalf of pharmaceutical manufacturing companies of America, and the response of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) questioning drug company publication policies and practices. Also considered are changes in law...

  8. Nanomaterials for Bone & Neural Tissue Engineering

    Online Presentations | 11 Sep 2008 | Contributor(s):: S. Swaminathan

    Tissue engineering is defined as “the application of biological, chemical and engineering principles towards the repair, restoration or regeneration of tissues using scaffolds, cells, factors alone or in combination.” The goal lis to design and develop biodegradable, biocompatible polymer-ceramic...

  9. 2008 BioNano Technology and Pharmaceuticals

    Workshops | 06 Aug 2008 | Contributor(s):: Pankaj Sharma, Nalam Madhusudhana Rao

    The purpose of this symposium is to bring together top scientists from India and the United States to present their latest work and to discuss future international scientific collaborative partnerships. This one and a half day symposium will also feature a special second half day mini-symposium...

  10. Use of Ceramic based biomaterials for their application in vitro osteogenic differentiation

    Online Presentations | 30 Jul 2008 | Contributor(s):: Gopal Pande

    The use of bioceramics for preparation of implants and prosthesis for applications in orthopedic surgery has been done over several years. Recently new formulations for making substrates and coatings using ceramic material such as alumina, bioglass or zirconia have been done for improved...

  11. <i>In Vivo</i> Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Spectroscopic Investigations of Structure and Function of Rodent Brain

    Online Presentations | 30 Jul 2008 | Contributor(s):: Anant B. Patel

    Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is a powerful and a versatile imaging modality for non-invasive characterization of host structure and function. MRI has grown in many directions such as functional MRI, diffusion tensor imaging, chemical shift imaging, which is used to detect single cells...

  12. Quality by Design and Process Analytical Technology for Pharmaceutical Manufacturing in the 21st Century

    Online Presentations | 21 Jul 2008 | Contributor(s):: Stephen R. Byrn

    PAT or Process Analytical Technology is an initiative and guidance from the U.S. FDA to encourage modernization of pharmaceutical manufacturing. In reality, PAT is a subset of the larger concept of Quality by Design which is the implementation of design concepts for pharmaceutical dosage forms...

  13. Strategies for Preparation and Manufacture of Polymer-based Nanoparticulate Formulations

    Online Presentations | 21 Jul 2008 | Contributor(s):: Stephen R. Byrn

    Nanoparticles hold great promise for drug delivery applications. Several polymer-based formulations containing nanoparticles are in late phase development or on the market. In fact, polymer dispersions provide one of the best methods to prepare nanoparticles of small-molecule organic drugs....

  14. Multiplex Detection of Cell Surface Markers using Plasmonic Sensors

    Online Presentations | 21 Jul 2008 | Contributor(s):: Joseph M K Irudayaraj

    Gold nanorod molecular probes (GNrMPs) were designed and fabricated for multiplex identification of cell surface markers in HBECs. Cells were probed directly using dark field microscopy integrated with a spectral imager for simultaneous detection of up to three surface markers. The...

  15. Development of Highly Porous Large Polymeric Microparticles for Sustained Local Drug Delivery to the Lung

    Online Presentations | 10 Jul 2008 | Contributor(s):: Yoon Yeo

    In this presentation, I will introduce a new way of making highly porous large polymeric microparticles recently developed in my lab. These microparticles exhibited desirable aerodynamic properties, reduced macrophage uptake, encapsulated a drug efficiently, and provided sustained drug release...

  16. Discovery Park at Purdue University: Engine for Academic and Commercial Growth

    Online Presentations | 10 Jul 2008 | Contributor(s):: Charles Buck, Pankaj Sharma

    The Bindley Bioscience Center and Birck Nanotechnology Center at Discovery Park blend life sciences and engineering research to cultivate and support innovative, multi-investigator, interdisciplinary research teams. Discovery Park engages researchers in a broader perspective with applications of...

  17. Pharmaceutical Manufacturing – Present and Future and What Should be the Role of India?

    Online Presentations | 10 Jul 2008 | Contributor(s):: Prabir K. Basu

    Pharmaceutical manufacturing is at a crossroads. There is widespread realization among the regulators and the industry that the current state of high variability and “Quality by Inspection” is no longer adequate. While the industry still largely employs first generation quality management tools,...

  18. Design of Multi-Component, Multi-Functional Nanomedical Systems for Drug/Gene Delivery and Theragnostics

    Online Presentations | 02 Jul 2008 | Contributor(s):: James Leary

    Multi-component and multifunctional nanoparticles hold great promise for drug/gene delivery and simultaneous diagnostics and therapeutics ("theragnostics"). Sophisticated multi-component systems can employ collections of specialized molecules in a nanodelivery system whose actions can be...

  19. NCN Nano-Devices for Medicine and Biology

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    This NCN theme seeks to extend the understanding and computational tools developed in the Nanoelectronics and NEMS themes and apply them to the development of devices for medicine and biology. The...

    https://nanohub.org/wiki/NCNNanoDevicesforMedicineandBiology

  20. NCN Nano-Devices for Medicine and Biology: Research Seminars

    Series | 19 Jun 2008

    Many research seminars are available on the nanoHUB. Listed below are a few that discuss new device possiblities.