Medical Use

Authors: LINKOV, I ; SATTERSTROM, F ; COREY, L
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology and Medicine
Abstract: Though the use of nanomaterials in the field of medicine holds much promise, the author of this article argues that not enough attention is being paid during the engineering process to the potential side effects if its medical use, ...
Year: 2008
DOI: 10.1016/j.nano.2008.01.001

Authors: Sheremeta, Lorraine
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Health Law Review
Abstract: Article looks at the use of human subjects in nanotechnology research and Canada's Tri-Council Policy Statement on the Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans (TCPS). The author discusses the potential impact that nanotechnolo...
Year: 2004
URL: http://prejury.law.ualberta.ca/centres/hli/pdfs/hlr/v12_3/12-3-11%20Sheremeta.pdf

Authors: Alivisatos, A P
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Scientific American
Abstract: This article gives a short article detailing some of the first real-world applications of nanotechnologies in medicine, such as using nanoparticles to tag certain substances as a way to detect their presence in a patient. It then go...
Year: 2001
DOI: 10.1038/scientificamerican0907-72sp

Authors: D'Silva, Joel ; van Calster, Geert
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: European journal of health law
Abstract: After introducing some of the current and future uses nanotechnology will have in healthcare applications, the authors discuss the current regulatory framework in the European Union that govern medical products, devices, biologics a...
Year: 2009

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Authors: Murashov, Vladimir
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Nanomedicine and Nanobiotechnology
Abstract: The development of nano-enabled medical applications such as cancer treatment drugs, imaging agents, and sensors are likely to have many benefits, and a number of these applications are in the final stages of approval by regulato...
Year: 2009
DOI: 10.1002/wnan.31

Authors: El-Ansary, A. ; Al-Daihan, S.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Journal of Toxicology
Abstract: This article reviews research results current available about the cellular response to nanosized particle exposure, as well as the therapeutic application of selected nanoparticles together with their range of toxic dozes. Effect of...
Year: 2009
URL: http://www.hindawi.com/journals/jt/2009/754810.html
DOI: 10.1155/2009/754810

Authors: Laone, Sophie ; Jorge Boczhowski
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Current molecular medicine
Abstract: While the use of nanomaterials in medicine promises to have many benefits, many are worried about their potential toxicity and the long-term secondary effects these materials might have on patients or when released into the environm...
Year: 2006

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Authors: Nijhara, Ruchika ; Kishna Balakrishnan
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology, and Medicine
Abstract: The authors of this article review the major physiochemical, biologic, and functional characteristics of several nanomedicine products currently in use to explore what makes these products unique and a commercial success. The main b...
Year: 2006

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Authors: van Calster, Geert ; D'Silva, Joel
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: European Journal of Health Law
Abstract: After introducing some of the current and future uses nanotechnology will have in healthcare applications, the authors discuss the current regulatory framework in the European Union that govern medical products, devices, biologics a...
Year: 2009
URL: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1285099

Authors: Lea, R.D.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - American Volume
Abstract: This article discusses ethical issues that arise when looking at the use of biotechnologies to enhance human performance, including its use for non-therapeutic physical performance, such as in athletics....
Year: 2009
URL: http://www.ejbjs.org/cgi/content/extract/91/8/2048
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.I.00023

Authors: NanoBio-RAISE
Publication Type: Report
Abstract: This briefing paper, put out by NanoBio-RAISE, gives a concise summary of some of the major publications and surveys done about the public perception of nanotechnology in Europe and the United States. It finally summarizes some of t...
Year: 2008
URL: http://files.nanobio-raise.org/Downloads/NanoPublicFINAL.pdf

Authors: Brownsword, Roger
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: NanoEthics
Abstract: Though discussion about the ethical issues that arise when looking at the medical applications of nanotechnology has mostly focused on the possibility of risks to human health, safety and the environment, the author of this article ...
Year: 2008
DOI: 10.1007/s11569-008-0030-2

Authors: Card, Jeffrey ; Zeldin, Darryl C. ; Bonner, James C ; Nestmann, Earle R.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: American Journal of Physiology : Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology
Abstract: This article reviews some of the potential uses of engineered nanoparticles promise to significantly impact respiratory research and medicine, as well reviewing recent studies that look at how these particles may potentially cause a...
Year: 2008
DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00041.2008

Authors: Chowdhury, Nupur
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Nanomedicine
Abstract: This article looks at the regulatory system in the European Union for pharmaceuticals, and the developments and innovations that have taken place guided by the philosophy of single market and balancing the principles of ensuring hig...
Year: 2010
DOI: 10.2217/nnm.09.91

Authors: Mehta, Michael D.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Health Law Review
Abstract: Article draws on the history of the public acceptance of nuclear medicine and biotechnology to suggest ways in which public trust can be built for the medical use of nanotechnology. The author recommends a free and open discussion o...
Year: 2004
URL: https://www.law.ualberta.ca/centres/hli/userfiles/13-1-03_Mehta.pdf

Authors: Allhoff, Fritz
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: American Journal of Bioethics
Abstract: This essay gives some background on the use of nanotechnologies in medicine, especially on the investment being made in this area. The author focuses on the use of nanotechnology in the areas of diagnostics, medical records, and tre...
Year: 2009
URL: http://files.allhoff.org/research/Coming_Era_Nanomedicine.pdf
DOI: 10.1080/15265160902985027

Authors: Martel, S.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Nanotechnology Perceptions: a Review of Ultraprecision Engineering
Abstract: No abstract available....
Year: 2007

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Authors: Helmus, Michael
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Nature Nanotechnology
Abstract: After reviewing some of the recent and likely advances in the use of nanomaterials in medicine - such as in targeted drug delivery, diagnostics, and imaging- the author cites the need for standards and a updated regulatory framework...
Year: 2007
DOI: 10.1038/nnano.2007.165

Authors: Flynn, Ted ; Wei, Chiming
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology, and Medicine
Abstract: This article summarizes some of the major obstacles that nano-enabled medical drugs and devices may face on the road to commercialization. This includes the cost of getting a drug through the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's appr...
Year: 2005
DOI: 10.1016/j.nano.2004.11.010

Authors: Sahoo, S.K. ; Parveen, M.S. ; Panda, J.J.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology, and Medicine
Abstract: This article summarizes some of the current and potential uses of nanotechnology in human health care, especially in the use of nanoparticles for drug and gene delivery and diagnostics. After giving a brief background on the field o...
Year: 2007
DOI: 10.1016/j.nano.2006.11.008

Authors: Berube, David
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Nanomedicine and Nanobiotechnology
Abstract: This opinion piece discusses the thoughts of Dr. David Berube on the public acceptance of nanomedicine. He states that prior biotechnologies have harmed the public perception of nanotechnology through association, and while public b...
Year: 2009
DOI: 10.1002/wnan.30

Authors: Rickerby, D G
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: International Journal of Healthcare Technology and Management
Abstract: Author discusses some of the anticipated innovations of biomedical nanotechnology and the possibility that public acceptance of the use of nanotechnology in health care is likely to be influenced by the perception of the associated ...
Year: 9999
DOI: 10.1504/IJHTM.2006.010411

Authors: Wolbring, G.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Health Law Review
Abstract: Solutions follow perceptions: NBIC and the concept of health, medicine, disability and disease. (Nanotechnology, Biotechnology, Information Technology and Cognitive Science ) Paper looks at the converging of nanotechnology, biotechn...
Year: 2004
URL: http://www.law.ualberta.ca/centres/hli/pdfs/hlr/v12_3/12-3-10%20Wolbring.pdf

Authors: Resnik, David B. ; Tinkle, Sally S
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Nanomedicine
Abstract: Article summarizes some of the main ethical considerations of nanomedicine, including risk assessment and risk management of engineered nanoparticles, especially in the context of phase II or III of clinical trials in humans....
Year: 2007
DOI: 10.2217/17435889.2.3.345

Authors: Best, Robert ; Khushf, George
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Journal of Law, Medicine, and Ethics
Abstract: Author looks at two ways in which the medical use of nanotechnology could be disruptive to society. One, nanotechnology will offer a low-level of disruption, as nanotechnology expanding the ability of science and medicine in unpredi...
Year: 2006
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-720X.2006.00093.x