Nano-medicine is defined as the use of nanotechnology for the benefit of human health.
The NIBN nano-medicine group uses novel physical, chemical, and biological properties of materials
at the nanometric scale to develop new health-related techniques and tools.
Combining better tracers and contrast agents and improved detection systems with existing imaging techniques,
nanotechnology-based monitoring systems such as biosensors are being developed, as are nano-particles for drug delivery.
The nano-diagnostics team works towards allowing practitioners to identify disease
at the earliest stage possible through the use of integrated portable,
patient-borne devices, rapidly and cost-effectively providing a wealth of medical data.