The roles of nanotechnology and internet of nano things in healthcare transformation
Journal Title: TecnoLógicas - Year 2017, Vol 20, Issue 40
Abstract
Healthcare, as a basic human right, did not remain immune to innovative technologies. Technological progress has significantly contributed to high-quality, on-time, acceptable and affordable healthcare. Since their appearance, nanotechnology and the Internet of Nano Things (IoNT) have continuously affected healthcare and have a tremendous influence on its transformation, contributing to the better outcome. The inclusion of nanotechnology in medicine through nanomaterials and nanodevices, known as nanomedicine, has brought numerous benefits in disease prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. Going further by connecting nanodevices to the Internet, the IoNT paradigm has been created. The inclusion of IoNT concepts in healthcare has resulted in more personalized, timely, and convenient health monitoring and treatment. Hence, nanotechnology and the IoNT hold the potential to completely revolutionize healthcare in the 21stCentury, creating a system that will enable early disease detection and diagnosis followed by accurate, on-time and effective treatment with significantly reduced healthcare costs. This paper presents the rolesof nanotechnology and IoNT in medicine and healthcare, and attempts to gain an insight of nanoscale solutions and approaches, highlighting benefits and discussing potential risks and concerns. Despite concerns regarding nanotoxicity, privacy and security issues, it is anticipated that nanotechnologyand IoNT will show their full potential in medicine and healthcare in the years to come.
Authors and Affiliations
Mirjana Maksimović
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP348341
- DOI 10.22430/22565337.720
- Views 92
- Downloads 0
Determination of Uncertainty in Measuring Instruments in Electrical Engineering Programs
When electrical engineering students start their instrumentation and measurement course, they have previously taken calculus, physics, probability, and statistics. However, they have problems to apply the knowledge they...
Design and construction of a hybrid system of heating air by combustion of biomass and solar radiation, using phase change material (PCM) as a source of thermal storage, for cassava drying
This study consisted of designing, building and validation a hybrid system of heating air by combustion of biomass and solar radiation, using phase change material (PCM) as a thermal storage source, for cassava dry...
Evaluation and implementation of measurement uncertainty for determining stationary source emissions: a review
This paper presents a review of commonly-cited methods for estimating uncertainty in the literature. One of them is the non-stochastic approach proposed by the Guide to the Expression of Uncer...
Experimental characterization of compact fluorescent lamps for harmonic analysis of power distribution systems
The modeling of a compact fluorescent lamp for harmonic analysis under terminal voltage variation is presented in this paper. The compact fluorescent lamp is representedwith the diode bridge re...
Hydrophobicity study of kaolinite from La Unión, Antioquia
In this research three methodologies to convert the hydrophilic surface of kaolinite into a hydrophobic surface are proposed, this condition is required to recover this mineral by means of froth flotation. Taking into ac...