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Nanotechnology and nanoscience have a wide range of applications in drug development, drug delivery, and imaging and treatment of human diseases. Among several strategies, nanoparticle-based drug formulations, nanozymes, nanomaterials-based antimicrobials, scaffolds for tissue growth, and non-invasive cell imaging are some of the recently realized applications nanomedicines. Nanomedicines can be used as personalized medicines and offer reduced toxicity and side effects with concomitant enhanced therapeutic performance. This chapter comprehensively summarizes the recent advances of nanomedicine, associated challenges, and future expectations.
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Singh, S. (2021). Concluding Remarks and Future of Nanomedicines. In: Singh, S. (eds) Emerging Trends in Nanomedicine. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-9920-0_8
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