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Nanomedicine: Challenges and Future Perspectives

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Functional Bionanomaterials

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Nanotechnology has generated an exponentially impressive surge globally among researchers in search of inventions satisfying various needs of biomedical and healthcare modalities. As a result, rapid progress has become evident in targeted drug delivery, sustainable drug release, imaging-based therapies and related theranostics. Last few decades occupy the golden age of nanotechnology with the innovative development and fabrication of various engineered nanoparticles suitable for potent applications in biomedicine. Herein reported are the various nanoparticles that have found profound applications in the field of biomedicine and the possible applications proved to be effectively equipped in biomedical and healthcare scenario. Briefly discussed are the possible adverse effects elicited by nanoparticle exposure in the living system. Also focused on the global status of nanomedicine and concluded with upcoming strategies in nanotechnology and future perspectives.

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The authors wish to express their sincere thanks to Director and Head of Biomedical Technology Wing, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, for their encouragement and support for conducting this study. Anju thanks UGC, New Delhi, for financial support of Junior Research Fellowship.

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    Anju Surendranath & Mohanan Parayanthala Valappil

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Surendranath, A., Valappil, M.P. (2020). Nanomedicine: Challenges and Future Perspectives. In: Thangadurai, D., Sangeetha, J., Prasad, R. (eds) Functional Bionanomaterials. Nanotechnology in the Life Sciences. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-41464-1_19

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