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Nano Metal Particles for Biomedical Applications

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In the management of human health, nano-sized tools are usually more effective than larger ones because they can be incorporated into the systems more in a fundamental (cellular or molecular) level, causing less negative side effects. One of these nano tools that are currently getting much attention is nanometal particle (NMPs). NMPs have many unique properties that are not present in their bulk form. When these unique properties are positively utilized in biological systems they can be very effective for the diagnosis and/or treatment for various diseases. In this article, examples of various applications of NMPs in biomedical sciences and technology are reviewed and a few examples that are currently studied in our research group are demonstrated. It should be noted that, in this article, only a limited publications are cited out of the large volume of NMP related ones, and the readers should not assume that the examples listed in this article are representing all of the currently available NMP tools used in biomedical field. It should also be noted that the authors for this articles are not experts in nanotechnology but are bioengineers.

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Kang, K.A., Hong, B., Jin, H. (2009). Nano Metal Particles for Biomedical Applications. In: Shi, D. (eds) NanoScience in Biomedicine. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-49661-8_12

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