Barriers for the development, translation, and implementation of nanomedicine: an African perspective

Nanotechnology is a branch of science, which empowers innovation to discover new medical technologies, improving current diagnostic and treatment methods. The scope of nanotechnology focuses mainly on “technology transfer”, in which research aims to facilitate the application of recent nanoscience t...

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Published in:Journal of interdisciplinary nanomedicine 2018-09, Vol.3 (3), p.106-110
Main Authors: Saravanan, Muthupandian, Ramachandran, Balajee, Hamed, Barabadi, Giardiello, Marco
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bacterial infections
Bioavailability
drug delivery
Drug dosages
HIV
Human immunodeficiency virus
Industrial research
Infections
Infectious diseases
Malaria
Medical research
nanomedicine
Nanoparticles
Nanotechnology
Parasitic diseases
Patients
Poverty
Product development
R&D
Research & development
Researchers
technology transfer
Tropical diseases
Tuberculosis
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Summary:Nanotechnology is a branch of science, which empowers innovation to discover new medical technologies, improving current diagnostic and treatment methods. The scope of nanotechnology focuses mainly on “technology transfer”, in which research aims to facilitate the application of recent nanoscience techniques to conventional medicine development methodologies. Nanomedicine is attractive to researchers who wish to target specific infectious diseases associated with poverty, which is highlighted through the many pertinent examples of recent breakthroughs in nanomedicine. An overview is provided in this study to highlight the barriers and implementation of nanomedicine for various infectious diseases in the African continent. Patient backgrounds provide the greatest of challenges for new technologies in terms of improving bioavailability and dosage. This review points out the current situation of nanomedicine in Africa and explores the possibility of how nanomedicine could improve patient drug regimens and wellbeing.
ISSN:2058-3273
2058-3273
DOI:10.1002/jin2.43