HIV/AIDS Treatment & Prevention with Nano-Technology: A Review

Abstract

The HIV/AIDS epidemic remains unabated due to the lack of a cure or vaccine. Combination antiretroviral treatment has significantly improved patient outcomes, but it must be taken continuously,may have severe side effects, and is no longer effective for those whose viruses have developed resistance. Nanomedicine is a cutting-edge illustration of how nanotechnology, a multidisciplinary new science, is influencing healthcare in the twenty-first century. It might dramatically enhance HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention overtime. In this paper, the challenges ofthe current HIV/AIDS treatment are examined, followed by a discussion of the amazing potential ofnanotechnology to increase the effectiveness of antiretroviral therapy, and gene therapy.