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Research Articles
Audette, G., van Schail, E. J., Hazes, B., & Irvin, R. T. (2004). DNA-binding protein nanotubes: Learning from nature's nanotech examples. Nano Letters, 4(10), 1897-1902.
Ball, P. (2005). Synthetic biology for nanotechnology. Nanotechnology, 16, R1-R8.
Bashir, R. (2004). BioMEMS: State-of-the-art in detection, opportunities and prospects. Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews, 56, 1565-1586.
Boczkowski, J., Lanone, (August 2007). Potential uses of carbon nanotubes in the medical field: how worried should patients be? Nanomedicine, 2(4): 407-410.
Bradley, K., Davis, A., Jean Christophe, P. G. & Bruner, G. (2005). Integration of cell membranes and nanotube transistors. NanoLetters, 5(5): 841-845.
Chan, K.C., Patri, A.K., Veenstra, T.D., McNeil, S.E., Issaq, H.J. (May 2007). Analysis of fullerene-based nanomaterial in serum matrix by CE. Electrophoresis, 28(10):1518-24. Abstract
Chan, V.S.W. (December 2006). Nanomedicine: An unresolved regulatory issue. Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology, 46 (3): 218-224.
Dailey, L.A., Jekel, N., Fink, L., Gessler, T., Schmehl, T., Wittmar, M., Kissel, T., and Seeger, W. (August 2006). Investigation of the proinflammatory potential of biodegradable nanoparticle drug delivery systems in the lung. Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology Volume 215, Issue 1: 100-108. Abstract. Article
Editorial. (August 2007). Healthy challenges. Nature Nanotechnology, 2, 45. Editorial
Faunce, T.A. (Winter 2007). Nanotechnology in global medicine and human biosecurity: Private interests, policy dilemmas, and the calibration of public health law. The Journal of law, medicine & ethics35(4): 629. Article
Fletcher, B. L., Hullander, E. D., Melechko, A. V., McKnight, T. E., Klein, K. L., Hensley, D. K., Morrell, J. L., Simpson, M. L., Doktycz, M. J. (2004). Microarrays of biomimetic cells formed by the controlled synthesis of carbon nanofiber membranes. Nano Letters, 4(10): 1809-1814.
Flesken-Nikitin, A., Toshkov, I., Naskar, J. (October 2007). Toxicity and Biomedical Imaging of Layered Nanohybrids in the Mouse. Toxicologic Pathology, 35(6): 804 - 810. Abstract
Garnett, M. C., and Kallinteri, P. (August 2006). Nanomedicines and nanotoxicology: some physiological principles. Occupational Medicine, 56: 307 - 311. Abstract. Article.
Hardman, R. (2005). A toxicological review of quantum dots: Toxicity depends on physico-chemical and environmental factors. Environmental Health Perspectives, 114(2): 165-172. Accessed on March 5, 2006. Article - PDF
Hunter, A. C. & Moghimi, S. M. (2002). Therapeutic synthetic polymers: a game of Russian roulette? Drug Discovery Today, 7, 998-1001.
Ito, Y; Venkatesan, N; Hirako, N; Sugioka, N; Takada, K. (June 2007). Effect of fiber length of carbon nanotubes on the absorption of erythropoietin from rat small intestine. International Journal Of Pharmaceutics, 337 (1-2): 357-360. Abstract.
Jin, Y., Kannan, S., Wu,M. and Zhao, J.X. (2007). Toxicity of Luminescent Silica Nanoparticles to Living Cells. Chem. Res. Toxicol., Abstract
Khetan, S.S, Collins, T.J (2007). Human Pharmaceuticals in the Aquatic Environment: A Challenge to Green Chemistry. Chem. Rev., 107(6): 2319 -2364. Article
Krajl, M., & Pavelic, K. (2003). Medicine on a small scale. European Molecular Biology Organization, 4(11): 1008-1012.
Kreuter, J. Shamenkov, D., Petrov, V., Ramge, P. Cychutek, K., Koch-Brandt, C., Alyautdin, R. (2002). Apolipoprotein-mediated transport of nanoparticle-bound drugs across the blood-brain barrier. Journal of Drug Targeting, 10(4), 317-325.
Kuo, JHS; Jan, MS; Lin, YL. (July 2007). Interactions between U-937 human macrophages and poly(propyleneimine) dendrimers. Journal of Controlled Release, 120(1-2): 51-59. Abstract.
Lead, J.R., Wilkinson, K,J. (2006). Aquatic colloids and nanoparticles: Current knowledge and future trends. Environmental chemistry, 3(3): 159-171. Abstract.
Lacerda, L., Bianco, A., Prato, M., Kostarelos, K. (2006). Carbon nanotubes as nanomedicines: From toxicology to pharmacology. Advanced Drug Delivery Review.
Li, J., Wu, C., Dai, Y., Zhang, R., Wang, X., Fu, D., and Chen, B. (February 2007). Doxorubicin-CdS Nanoparticles: A Potential Anticancer Agent for Enhancing the Drug Uptake of Cancer Cells. Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 7;3:435–439
Maysinger, D. (2007). Nanoparticles and cells: good companions and doomed partnerships. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, 5(15): 2335-2342. Article
Medina, C., Santos-Martinez, M.J., Radomski, A., Corrigan, O.I, and Radomski, MW. (March 2007). Nanoparticles: pharmacological and toxicological significance. British Journal of Pharmacology, 150(5): 552–558. Article
- NEW - Mehra, NK; Jain, AK; Lodhi, N. et al. (2008). Challenges in the Use of Carbon Nanotubes for Biomedical Applications. Critical reviews in therapeutic drug carrier systems, 25(2): 169-206. Abstract.
Memisoglu-Bilensoy, E., Dogan, A.L. & Atilla Hincal, A. (2006). Cytotoxic evaluation of injectable cyclodextrin nanoparticles. Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology. 58: 585-589.
Michalet, X., Pinaud, F. F., Bentolila, L. A., Tsay, J. M., Doose, S., Li, J. J., Sundaresan G., Wu, A. M., Gambhir, S. S. & Weiss, S. (2005). Quantum dots for live cells, in vivo imagine, and diagnostics. Science, 307: 538-544.
Moghimi, S. J., Hunter, A. C, & Murray, J. C. (2005). Nanomedicine: current status and future prospects. The FASEB Journal, 19ΒΈ311-330.
Monti, D., Moretti, L., Salvioli, S., Straface, E., Malorni, W., Pellicciari, R., Shettini, G., Bisaglie, M., Pincelli, C., Fumelli, C., Bonafe, M., & Franceshi, C. (2000). C60 carboxyyfullerene exerts a protective activity against oxidative stress-induced apoptosis in human peripheral blood mononuclear cells. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, 3(2): 711-717.
Morey, T. E., Varshney, M., Flint, J. A., Seubert, C. N., Smith, W. B., & Bjoraker, D. G. et al. (2004). Activity of microemulsion-based nanoparticles at the human bio-nano interface: Concentration-dependent effects on thrombosis and hemolysis in whole blood. Journal of Nanoparticle Research, 6, 159-170.
Patra, H.K., Banerjee, S., Chaudhuri, U. (June 2007). Cell selective response to gold nanoparticles. Nanomedicine, 3 (2): 111-119.
- NEW - Popov, A.M., Lozovik, Y.E. (2007). Biocompatibility and applications of carbon nanotubes in medical nano robots. International Journal of Nanomedicine, 2(3): 361-372. Abstract.
Reijnders, L. (June 2007). Biological effects of nanoparticles used as glidants in powders Powder Technology, 175 (3): 142-145.
Reilly, R.M. (July 2007). Carbon nanotubes: Potential benefits and risks of nanotechnology in nuclear medicine. Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 48(7): 1039-1042. Article.
Rihova, B. (1996). Biocompatibility of biomaterials: Hemocompatibility, immunocompatibility, and biocompatibility of solid polymeric materials and soluble targetable polymeric carriers. Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews, 21, 157-176.
Rosi, N.I., Giljohann, D.A., Thaxton, C.S., Lytton-Jean, A.D., Han, M.S., & Mirkin, C.A. (2006). Oligonucleotide-modified gold nanoparticles for intracellular gene regulation. Science, 312-(5776): 1026-1030.
Singh, R., Pantarotto, D., Lacerda, L., Pastorin, G., Klumpp, C., Prato, M., Bianco, A., and Kostarelos, K. (February 2006). Tissue biodistribution and blood clearance rates of intravenously administered carbon nanotube radiotracers. PNAS, Volume 103, no. 9, 3357-3362. Abstract. Article
Tucker, J.B. & Zilinskas, R.A. (2006, Spring). The promise and perils of synthetic biology. The New Atlantis-A Journal of Technology and Society. Article
- NEW - Tyshenko, M.G. (2008). Medical nanotechnology using genetic material and the need for precaution in design and risk assessments. International Journal of Nanotechnology, 5(1): 116 - 123. Abstract
Vashist, S.K., Tewari, R., Bajpai, R.P., Bharadwaj, L.M., and Raiteri, R. (September 2006). Review of Quantum Dot Technologies for Cancer Detection and Treatment. Azojono. Article
Yamakoshi, Y., Umezawa, N., Ryu, A., Arakane,K., Miyata, N., Goda, Y., Masumizu, T. and Nagano, T. (September 2003). Active Oxygen Species Generated from Photoexcited Fullerene (C60) as Potential Medicines: O2- versus O2. JACS, 125, 12803-12809.
Zhang, Y.D., Hu, Z.Y., Ye, M.Y. et al. (May 2007). Effect of poly(ethylene glycol)-block-polylactide nanoparticles on hepatic cells of mouse: Low cytotoxicity, but efflux of the nanoparticles by ATP-binding cassette transporters. European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics, 66 (2): 268-280.

Last updated October 2007 - Mathilde Colin

Reports and Websites
EuroNanoForum. (2005). Nanotechnology and the Health of the EU Citizen in 2020. Website with link to PDF
European technology platform on Nanomedicine. (November 2006). Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology for Health. Report
European Technology Platform on Nanomedicine. (September 2005). Nanotechnology for Health. Report
Nanomedicine website: Link.
National Cancer Institute, NCI Alliance for Nanotechnology in Cancer (also includes links to news on nanotechnology in health & medicine): Website

Last updated January 2007 - Mathilde Colin

Media Stories
Analyzing Nanoparticle Levels in Blood. (May 2007). National Cancer Institute. Article
Gerencher, K. (2006, May) Health care's nanotechnology hopes. MarketWatch. Article
Nanotechnology promises huge medical benefits. (2006). Article.

Last updated July 2008 - Mathilde Colin