Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine
Volume 15, Issue 6 , Pages 207-211, August 2005

Tiny Solutions for Giant Cardiac Problems

  • David F. Kong

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: David F. Kong, MD, Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University Medical Center, Box 3850, Durham, NC 27710, USA. Tel.: (+1) 919-668-8946; fax: (+1) 919-668-7056.
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  • Pascal J. Goldschmidt-Clermont

Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine and Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA

Abstract 

Health care nanotechnology research has “domesticated” molecular and cellular processes to serve our needs. This paper introduces current cardiovascular therapies for nanotechnologists unfamiliar with the field or current developments. Although early in its development, cell-based disease therapy capitalizes on existing biologic systems to implement nanoscale functionality. We propose that the most efficient development pathway for nanomedicine is to merge biomolecular and cellular techniques with the nanotechnology knowledge base.

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PII: S1050-1738(05)00122-2

doi:10.1016/j.tcm.2005.07.003

Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine
Volume 15, Issue 6 , Pages 207-211, August 2005