Recent Advances in Nanotechnology: Potential Prospects in Neuromedicine and Neurosurgery

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Nanoscience & Technology: Open Access Open Access Review ArticleThe advent and popularity of minimal access surgeries and micro-medicine techniques incur the current surge in the utilization of nanotechnology and nanodevices in medical fields. The application of nanotechnology to the medical field resulted in a new frontier in medicine described as "nanomedicine", which is the exploitation of structured nanoparticles such as dendrimers, [8] carbon fullerenes, [9,10] and nanoshells, [11] to target specific tissues AbstractThe advent and popularity of minimal access surgeries and micro-medicine techniques incur the current surge in the utilization of nanotechnology and nanodevices in medical fields. It is obvious that the observed marked increase in nanotechnology research and developments provides a future avenue that portrayed the destiny of neuromedicine and neurosurgery. In fact, it has been the cause for the realization of several potential benefits such as new procedures and therapeutic options for nervous system neoplasia, brain implantation, neuroprotection, nerve nanorepair, efficient drug delivery, nano diagnostic of neurological disease and disorders, nanoimaging, neurological manipulation using nanorobots and nanowires, realtime recording using nanowires arrays and nanocircuits etc. Certainly, nanotechnology is providing a future platform for further research and development in neuroscience and neurosurgery.However, despite the significant advances provided by nanotechnology in terms of neurosurgical procedures, modern neuroimaging and contrast media; still some significant limitations exist. Thus, the applications of nanotechnology in the field of neurosurgery and neuroscience need to be precisely understandable for more transparent and honest solutions to foster their medical potentials. This review examines the recent developments and potentials of the utilization of nanotechnology in Neuromedicine and Neurosurgery. . design2006;12(6):705-717. 32. Dhawan S, Kapil R, Singh B. Formulation development and systematic optimization of solid lipid nanoparticles of quercetin for improved brain delivery.