納米技術被公認為二十一世紀最重要的科學領域之一。這項技術的生物醫(yī)學應用包括納米生物技術和納米醫(yī)學，這是美國國家衛(wèi)生研究院醫(yī)學研究路線圖（NIH Roadmap for Medical Research）強調(diào)并資助的七個新興研究領域之一。這一領域的進步依賴于來自不同背景的研究人員的共同努力，包括臨床醫(yī)生、生物醫(yī)學工程師、材料科學家、應用物理學家和毒理學家。需要一個高質(zhì)量的跨學科審查論壇迫在眉睫，電線納米醫(yī)學和納米生物技術似乎填補了這一利基。專題報道包括：毒理學和管理問題；植入式材料和外科技術；診斷工具；納米技術生物學方法；治療方法和藥物發(fā)現(xiàn)；生物學啟發(fā)的納米材料。

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