Saravanan, M., Ramachandran, B., Hamed, B. et al. (1 more author) (2018) Barriers for the development, translation, and implementation of nanomedicine: an African perspective. Journal of Interdisciplinary Nanomedicine, 3 (3). pp. 106-110. ISSN 2058-3273
Abstract
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.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2018 The Authors. Journal of Interdisciplinary Nanomedicine published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd and the British Society for Nanomedicine. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
Keywords: | Bioavailability; drug delivery; nanomedicine; nanotechnology; technology transfer |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Engineering (Sheffield) > Department of Materials Science and Engineering (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 11 Feb 2020 15:44 |
Last Modified: | 11 Feb 2020 16:13 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Wiley |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1002/jin2.43 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:156859 |
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