Title:Advancement in Nanobiotechnology for Human Health Care: Focus on Ocular Diseases and Future Prospects
Volume: 13
Issue: 3
Author(s): Ankit Srivastava*, Biswajita Pradhan, Bimal Prasad Jit, Kaushik Kumar Bharadwaj and Deeksha Rikhari
Affiliation:
- Department of Biotechnology, Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad-211004, India
Keywords:
Nanotechnology, ocular disease, drug delivery, ocular cancer, gene therapy, treatment.
Abstract: Nanotechnology involves the study of different materials on the nanometer scale, typically
less than 100 nm in size. Nanomedicine is the creation of nanotechnology, a new science and
technology area. Similarly, various nanomaterials, such as nanostructure, nanotubes, and nanoparticles,
were also found to have significant applications in the human biological system at the molecular
level to achieve healthcare advantage. Nanotechnology is rapidly expanding in the field of medicine
with a special emphasis on ophthalmology. Nanotechnology advancements need to be translated
into a new and exciting platform for diagnosis, treatment, and therapeutics for ocular disease.
The application of nanotechnology in ocular disease and cancer, such as nanoparticle-based drug
delivery system, drug development, gene therapy, and tissue engineering, helps overcome many ocular
problems. In particular, one of the most important applications of the emerging nanoscience
system is used in ocular cancer diagnosis and therapy with the help of carbon nanotubes, nanocrystals,
nanowires, etc. Several approaches have been developed for treatment and therapy for ocular
disease. Moreover, these tremendous approaches have been safely used and effective for a broad
range of applications. In this study, the focus is to discuss recent findings and various constraints
and summarize the applications of nanotechnology-mediated systems for treating various ocular
diseases.
