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. 2010 Jan;3(1):32-3.
doi: 10.4103/0974-2077.63301.

Nanotechnology: the future medicine

Rajiv Saini  1 , Santosh Saini, Sugandha Sharma
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Nanotechnology: the future medicine

Rajiv Saini et al. J Cutan Aesthet Surg. 2010 Jan.

Abstract

Nanotechnology is an exciting new area in science, with many possible applications in medicine. This article seeks to outline the role of different areas such as diagnosis of diseases, drug delivery, imaging, and so on.

Keywords: Future; medicine; nanotechnology.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest: None declared.

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