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Nanotechnology applications in urology: a review

Michael Maddox1, James Liu, Sree Harsha Mandava

  • 1Department of Urology, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA.

BJU International
|April 16, 2014
PubMed
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Nanotechnology shows promise for improving urological care through advanced applications like drug delivery and tumor ablation. Further research is needed to translate these nanomedicine findings into clinical practice for better patient outcomes.

Keywords:
carbon nanotubesgold nanoshellsnanotechnologyquantum dotsurology

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