The University of Maryland–Baltimore’s (UMB’s) Center for Nanomedicine and Cellular Delivery (CNCD) (www.pharmacy.umaryland.edu/nanomedicine), located in the School of Pharmacy, hosted the Third International Nanomedicine and Drug Delivery Symposium on September 26–27, 2005. Organized collectively by Hamid Ghandehari (UMB), Alexander Kabanov (University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nabras...

The Nanomedicine program at Northeastern University provides a unique interdisciplinary graduate education that combines experiential research, didactic learning, networking, and outreach. Students are taught how to apply nanoscience and nanotechnology to problems in medicine, translate basic research to the development of marketable products, negotiate ethical and social issues related to nano...

Submit your manuscript here: http://www.dovepress.com/international-journal-of-nanomedicine-journal The International Journal of Nanomedicine is an international, peerreviewed journal focusing on the application of nanotechnology in diagnostics, therapeutics, and drug delivery systems throughout the biomedical field. This journal is indexed on PubMed Central, MedLine, CAS, SciSearch®, Current

Barium sulfate is an inert material used as a radiographic contrast medium during upper gastrointestinal contrast studies for evaluation of patients with dysphagia. Oral barium aspiration is an uncommon but wellreported complication of this procedure. While barium aspiration of small amounts may not cause any symptoms, massive barium aspiration can be life-threatening, particularly in elderly p...

Breast cancer is the most common malignant disease in women worldwide, but the current drug therapy is far from optimal as indicated by the high death rate of breast cancer patients. Nanomedicine is a promising alternative for breast cancer treatment. Nanomedicine products such as Doxil® and Abraxane® have already been extensively used for breast cancer adjuvant therapy with favorable clinical ...

Most of us actively engaged in biomedical research came across the term ‘nanomedicine’ through the inspiring, yet overambitious, and at the time controversial writings of Robert Freitas and the Foresight Institute (CA, USA) [1,2]. In these early references to the term ‘anomedicine, the focus lay with the role and function of the elusive ‘nanorobots’ and the potential benefit they could bring to...

There is enormous excitement and expectation surrounding the multidisciplinary field of nanomedicine - the application of nanotechnology to healthcare - which is already influencing the pharmaceutical industry. This is especially true in the design, formulation and delivery of therapeutics. Currently, nanomedicine is poised at a critical stage. However, regulatory guidance in this area is gener...

The barium is often used in radiocontrast examinations of the digestive system because of mucosal absorption is limited. Massive barium aspiration is a rare complication, especially when there is no anatomic or neurological defi cit. The depending on barium concentration can cause various lung effects. When the literature is reviewed, barium aspiration may be asymptomatic or lethal in massive a...

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