ABSTRACT
There are several opportunities for nanotechnology to improve medical research, thereby changing health care practices around the world. It is predicted that several new nanoparticles will be used with an immensely positive effect on human health. The potential uses of nanomaterials in medicine have been extensively studied. Nowadays, with the rapid growth of nanotechnology for medication and gene delivery, biological instruments, nanoelectronic biosensors, or molecular nanotechnology, nanomaterials themselves can be used as imaging agents or therapeutic drugs. Therefore, this chapter describes nanomaterial types, dimensions, chemical composition, and industrial nanomaterials. It also discusses some distinct nanomaterials like silver, gold, phosphorus, and hybrid chitosan for their biological and medical applications and future directions of nanomedicine.
