Table 2. Application of Nanomedicine for the Healthcare6-11.
| Application of nanomedicine |
Nanomaterial Name & Type |
Pharmacological function |
Diseases |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nanomedicines in the clinic |
Liposome (30-100 nm) |
Targeted drug Delivery | Cancer |
| Nano particle (Iron oxide, 5-50 nm) |
Contrast agent for magneting resonance imaging |
Hepatic (Liver) | |
| Nanomedicines under development |
Dendrimer (5-50 nm) |
Contrast agent for magneting resonance imaging |
Cardiovascular Phase III clinical trial |
| Fullerene (Carbon bucky ball 2-20 nm) | Antioxidant | Neurodegenerative, Cardiovascular |
|
| Nanoshells (Goldcoated silica 60 nm) |
Hyperthermia | Cancer Preclinical |