Yi Ge • Songjun Li • Shenqi Wang
Richard Moore
Editors

2014

Principles of Nanomedicine
Volume 1

This book is comprised of two complementary volumes: Principles of Nanomedicine (Volume 1) and Perspectives of Nanomedicine (Volume 2). The purpose of this arrangement is to provide a more comprehensive overview of a new and potentially revolutionary branch of healthcare – nanomedicine. The European Technology Platform on Nanomedicine has defined nanomedicine
as:
the application of nanotechnology to achieve breakthroughs in healthcare. It exploits the improved and often novel physical, chemical and biological properties of materials at the nanometre scale. Nanomedicine has the potential to enable early detection and prevention, and to essentially improve diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of diseases.