Another exciting area of personalized medicine is using nanotechnology for gene therapy. Gene therapy involves altering or ...

A large research team led by nanotechnologist Roy van der Meel rebuilt the body's own proteins and fats into nano-delivery ...

DNA nanotechnology has the potential to revolutionize healthcare by enabling the development of highly targeted drug delivery ... However, the environmental impact of large-scale production and ...

A nanotechnology-based drug delivery system developed at UVA Health to save patients from repeated surgeries has proved to ...

A nanotechnology-based drug delivery system developed to save patients from repeated surgeries has proved to have unexpectedly long-lasting benefits in lab tests – a promising sign for its potential ...

Studies show that people in crowded urban areas often experience loneliness. Future nanotechnology and nanofiber devices could address this need. Other critical areas include air and water filtration, ...

Future research is focused on overcoming these hurdles, with the aim of translating DNA nanotechnology from the laboratory to practical applications in healthcare, electronics, and materials science.

Nanotechnology does bring possible risks to both the environment and human health. Many of these risks are not yet fully known. Money has been invested into researching the uses of nanoparticles.