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Nanotechnology and Anti AgingThere are several ways that nanotechnology can achieve this, through, for example, nanorobots, which is a term given to the concept of engineered nanosystems (nanoscale machines), in this case robot systems, operating on the molecular scale. A typical blood borne medical nanorobot would be between 0.5-3 micrometres in size, because that is the maximum size possible due to capillary passage requirement. These machines could work on cellular level, repairing, for example, damage caused by cellular aging. However, current research in anti aging nanotechnology is very much concentrated on nanomaterials, and their use in nanomedicine. The applications on this field can lead to nanoparticle drug delivery and nanovaccinology. It has been estimated that some 130 nanotech-based drugs and delivery systems were being developed worldwide. Nanotechnology and Anti Aging - StudiesPhoto-thermal tumor ablation in mice using near infrared-absorbing nanoparticles. Cancer Letters, 2004, Volume 209, Issue 2, Pages 171-176. D. O"Neal, L. Hirsch, N. Halas, J. Payne, J. West. Combination of viral biology and nanotechnology: new applications in nanomedicine.Saini V, Zharov VP, Brazel CS, Nikles DE, Johnson DT, Everts M. Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology, and Medicine, September 2006 (Vol. 2, Issue 3, Pages 200-206). Self-assembling nanoclusters in living systems: application for integrated photothermal nanodiagnostics and nanotherapy. Zharov VP, Kim JW, Curiel DT, Everts M. Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology, and Medicine, December 2005 (Vol. 1, Issue 4, Pages 326-345). Nanotechnology, nanomedicine, and the development of new, effective therapies for cancer. Kawasaki ES, Player A. Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology, and Medicine, June 2005 (Vol. 1, Issue 2, Pages 101-109).
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