The Sackler Colloquium on promises and perils in nanotechnology for medicine

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2008 Nov 11;105(45):17217-21. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0709499105. Epub 2008 Nov 3.

Abstract

The Sackler Colloquium entitled "Nanomaterials in Biology and Medicine: Promises and Perils" was held on April 10-11, 2007. We have been able to assemble a representative sampling of 17 of the invited talks ranging over the topics presented. Any new technology carries with it both a promise of transforming the way we do things and the possibility that there are unforeseen consequences. The papers collected here represent a cross-section of these issues. As an example, we present our own work on nano-upconversion phosphors as an example of this new class of nanomaterials with potential use in medicine and biology.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Asbestos / chemistry
  • Medical Laboratory Science / trends*
  • Nanostructures*
  • Nanotechnology / trends*
  • Particle Size
  • Titanium / chemistry
  • X-Ray Diffraction

Substances

  • Asbestos
  • titanium dioxide
  • Titanium