COLL 217 |
| Nanotechnology can be broadly defined as the use materials whose components exhibit significantly changed properties when control is gained at the atomic, molecular, and supramolecular levels. Nanostructure science and technology create materials and products that potentially outperform, at several boundaries, existing materials. Advances in several critical research fields (such as for processing, catalytic, optical, actuation, electrical, mechanical, etc.) have begun to benefit from new technological advancements in the area of nanotechnology. However, to date, relatively few advantages have been elucidated for medical applications (specifically, concerning cell interactions important for organ replacement). This presentation will review research efforts to use nanomaterials to increase the replacement of numerous organs, specifically, bone, cartilage, vascular, bladder, and nervous system applications. |
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Advances in Nanomedicine
1:30 PM-5:20 PM, Monday, 11 September 2006 Sir Francis Drake -- Monterey/Cypress Rooms, Oral
Division of Colloid & Surface Chemistry |