Promise and peril in nanomedicine: the challenges and needs for integrated systems biology approaches to define health risk

This article will provide a concise opinion on the state‐of‐the‐art, the challenges, and the use of systems biology—another equally revolutionary field of science—to assess the unique health hazards of nanomaterial exposures. For further resources related to this article, please visit the WIREs website. Safe application of nanomaterials in therapeutics requires a deeper understanding of the material properties and behaviors at different levels of biological organization; increasing insight necessitates cross‐disciplinary research collaborations.
Source: Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Nanomedicine and Nanobiotechnology - Category: Nanotechnology Authors: Tags: Opinion Source Type: research