Nanotechnology: A new frontier in virus detection in clinical practice

Researchers are expanding the applications of nanotechnology in the field of medicine since mid-2000. These technologies include nanoarrays, protein arrays, nanopore technology, nanoparticles as a contrivance in immunoassays and nanosensors, among others. Nanobiotechnologies are clinically applicabl...

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Published in:Indian journal of medical microbiology 2008-10, Vol.26 (4), p.297-301
Main Authors: Abraham, AM, Kannangai, R, Sridharan, G
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Diagnostics
Diagnostics, infectious disease, nanosensors, nanotechnology
Humans
infectious disease
Molecular Diagnostic Techniques - instrumentation
Molecular Diagnostic Techniques - methods
nanosensors
nanotechnology
Nanotechnology - instrumentation
Nanotechnology - methods
Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis
Protein Array Analysis
Virus Diseases - diagnosis
Virus Diseases - virology
Viruses - genetics
Viruses - isolation & purification
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Summary:Researchers are expanding the applications of nanotechnology in the field of medicine since mid-2000. These technologies include nanoarrays, protein arrays, nanopore technology, nanoparticles as a contrivance in immunoassays and nanosensors, among others. Nanobiotechnologies are clinically applicable and possess the potential to be useful in laboratory diagnosis of infections in general and viral infections in particular. Nanotechnology is a significant advance in molecular diagnostics. The technology strengthens and expands the DNA and protein microarray methods. In particular, the waveguide technology is an emergent area with many diagnostic applications. Nanosensors are the new contrivance for detection of bioterrorism agents. All these new technologies would have to be evaluated in clinical settings before their full import is appreciated and accepted.
ISSN:0255-0857
DOI:10.1016/S0255-0857(21)01804-1