Micro and Nanotechnologies Are Revolutionising Medicine

Synopsis

Micro and nanotechnologies are revolutionising medicine. ‘Almost invisible’ tools are being developed by European researchers to discover diseases earlier and to treat patients better. The miniaturisation of instruments to micro and nano dimensions promises to make our future lives safer and cleaner. A team of European researchers from the Fraunhofer Institute for Biomedical Technologies Institute near Saarbruecken is using nanotechnology to improve diagnostic capabilities. In the "Adonis"-project, nano-sized gold particles are used to detect prostate cancer cells at an early stage. (8 minutes)

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Year of release

2007

Year of production

2005

Subjects

Medical sciences; Physics

Keywords

medical diagnosis; medical physics; nanotechnology

Online availability

URI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3DREmTiAqA

Price

free

Delivery

Streamed/Download

Sponsor

Name

European Commission Audiovisual Service

Distributor

Name

Eu Tube

Web

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