ABSTRACT
Rapid advances in the field of nanotechnology have resulted in the development of methods to prepare, modify, and study materials and mechanisms at the molecular and atomic levels, providing tools to probe biological structures and processes on a scale not previously possible [1]. This greater understanding of biology has, in turn, fuelled nanotechnology by directing research in medical materials, devices, and treatments [2]. Divisible into complementary branches of biological discovery and biological mimicry, research in this field forms a nascent multifaceted domain requiring collaborative expertise from biologists, physicists, chemists, and engineers, that is collectively defined as nanobiotechnology [3]. Specific application of nanobiotechnology to nano-and molecular-scale design of devices for the prevention, treatment, and cure of illness and disease is called nanomedicine [1].
