Current Scenario and Prospective Directions of Nanomedicine

Review Article

Abstract

Nanomedicine, a branch of nanotechnology, involves highly specialized medical interventions at the molecular scale for treating diseases or repairing damaged tissues like bone, muscle, or nerve. This emerging field has the potential to significantly impact medical science. Researchers have been exploring nanomedicine as a promising advancement in antimicrobial therapies, successfully targeting bacteria with suitable in vitro results. Nanoanalytical tools enable the characterization of surface and interface properties at the nanometer scale, providing access to various industrial and therapeutic economic domains. These tools enhance drug delivery, biocompatibility, and neuroprosthetics. Several countries have actively pursued research and development in nanomedicine, with major contributions from the United States, the European Union (particularly Germany), and Japan since the inception of this discipline. This is evident from the exponential growth in the number of published articles and patent applications since 2004. However, by 2012, China surpassed other nations, second only to the United States, in terms of the total research articles published on nanomedicine. This review article aims to provide a concise introduction to nanomedicine and the application of nanotechnology in this field