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Asian Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences | Volume 8
May 14-15, 2018 | Montreal, Canada
Global Summit on
Biopharma & Biotherapeutics
F
rom science fiction to reality: nanotechnologies bring
fresh hope to the medical world. Nano medicine can offer
impressive resolutions for various life-threatening diseases
including effective drug delivery systems, drug discovery and
development, medical diagnosis and devices. The advent
of nanomedicine and techniques for the early diagnosis of
diseases could usher in a new era of superior prophylactic or
preventive medicine. Nanobots could be sent into a patient’s
arteries to clear away blockages. Surgeries could become
much faster and more accurate. Injuries could be repaired
cell-by-cell. It may even become possible to heal genetic
conditions by fixing the damaged genes. Nanotechnology
could be used in cancer treatment, drug delivery, drug
development, medical tools, diagnostic tests, imaging novel
drug delivery systems of herbal drugs. Technology faces
biggest challenges of scalability. There is an urgent need for
standardized manufacturing techniques and quality control
concerns of nanotubes through inhalation, ingestion, or
absorption through the skin are increasing. Challenges: Are
nanotechnology inventions required by the society? What
about nanotoxicity? Are products commercially viable?
Physicians use the most potent tools to conquer human
disease
e:
diwanpv@gmail.comWonders and worries of nanotechnologies in health care
Prakash V Diwan
National Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, India