Wireless nanotransducers for in-vivo medical applications

Abstract

Nanotechnology has the potential to allow the development of more effective and less invasive methodologies for the diagnosis and treatment of many diseases. In particular, wirelessly-linked implantable nanotransducers are nanodevices capable of transducing signals from one energy domain into another, and they also allow the interaction of internal or external macroscopic systems with implantable nano-sized devices. This ability can have a great impact on targeted drug delivery, hyperthermia, thermal ablation, energy harvesting, early diagnosis and monitoring of physiological parameters. Here we review some promising wireless nanotransducers and their possible medical applications. © 2010 Springer Science+Business Media B.V.