Nanomedicine

Nanomedicine is the area of nanoscience in which nano-technology is used to solve problems in medicine. A lot of research is being done for using small nano-sized robots for drug-delivery.
This is still in the experimental stage and given the pace at which science is moving ahead,
it will soon be available for all of us.

Nanorobots are being considered that can swim in blood, repair cells and fight infections. This is extremelty difficult as the human body is full of complex design patterns, with each region having its own type of cells, varying in robustness and enviroment.


Robert Frietas (I regard him as the pioneer of nanomedicine) has done a lot of research in this area and it is very important that any newcomer in this field reads his publications. He has written(writing the 3rd one) 2 books on Nanomedicine and they are available freely on his webpage.

Some other good professors whose work I have read and are well-known are:-

1) Prof. Citti (CMU)
2) Prof. Robert Langer (He is known for drug-delivery, not nanomedicine but worth mentioning this great scientist. One of my personal favorites)
3) Prof. james Friend (Monash University) He has made a micromotor that can swim in blood.
4) Dr. Cavalcanti (Author of several publications in nanorobotics)

If you find any good professors whom I may have unknowingly left from the list, please do let me know. I will be happy to add them

Resources:-
1) Check the websites of all these greats.
2) http://www.nanomedicine.com/NMI.htm

Let me know if you find anything new in this field.

Regards,
Jitesh Dundas