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Review
. 2020 Apr;9(2):702-708.
doi: 10.21037/tau.2020.01.18.

Development of nanotechnology in andrology

Sheng-Zhuo Liu  1 , De-Chao Feng  1 , Zhi-Hong Liu  1 , Jia-Yu Liang  1 , Zheng-Ju Ren  1 , Chuan Zhou  1 , Kan Wu  1 , Fu-Xun Zhang  1 , Fan Zhang  1 , Yi-Ping Lu  1 , Xian-Ding Wang  1
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Review

Development of nanotechnology in andrology

Sheng-Zhuo Liu et al. Transl Androl Urol. 2020 Apr.

Abstract

Since first introduced in 1980s, nanotechnology has always been the eye-catching point as its providing us with new approaches to explore the microscopic world. Many nanotechnology-associated novel technologies have been brought into clinical use in the past decades and uncountable patients benefited from them, which convinces us of a bright prospect of nanotechnology in the field of medicine. In this review, literatures concerning nanotechnology applications in andrology were retrieved and we made a comprehensive discussion on drug delivery, gene therapy and stem cell therapy use in andrology, which calls for the engagement of nanotechnology.

Keywords: Nanotechnology; erectile dysfunction (ED); nanoparticle; premature ejaculation (PE).

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: All authors have completed the ICMJE uniform disclosure form (available at http://dx.doi.org/10.21037/tau.2020.01.18). The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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