A subject that will be of major importance in our future is the study of medical
nanotechnology. Medical Nanotechnology is the use of nanotechnology to cure and
relieve diseases. Nanotechnology could be used in surgery. A method of using it
makes the mending of flesh much easier and safer than current methods. Tiny
sensors can also be used to detect cancer early on. The use of nanoshells coated
with gold can be used to kill cancer cells and is safer and faster than using
chemotherapy or radiation treatment.
A branch of nanotechnology called
nanorobotics could change the face of the medical world forever. The concept of
nanorobotics is that we could create robots approaching the size of 1 nanometer.
Nanorobots could be used in incredibly precise surgery and could be used to kill
cancer cells. They could also be put into the bloodstream to help fight other
sicknesses.
 At the moment, nanorobotics are mostly still being researched and developed.
However, there has been some testing done using incredibly small electronics to
perform tasks like counting molecules. Nanorobotics will be a major part of our
future, in medicine and in other ways.
Sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanorobot
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_nanotechnology |
