Sustainable Nanomaterials for Biomedical Applications

Area of Science:

• Nanotechnology and Materials Science
• Biomedical Engineering
• Environmental Science

Background:

• Nanotechnology advancements offer solutions for energy, IT, environmental, and health challenges.
• Current nanomaterial production relies heavily on energy-intensive processes and non-renewable resources.
• There's a critical need to shift towards sustainable nanomaterial design due to long-term environmental and health impacts.

Purpose of the Study:

• To discuss challenges and propose a framework for designing high-performance sustainable nanomaterials.
• To review recent progress in producing and utilizing sustainable nanomaterials from natural resources.
• To provide future perspectives on design guidelines for sustainable nanomaterials in medical applications.

Main Methods:

• Literature review of sustainable nanotechnology research.
• Analysis of current challenges in nanomaterial manufacturing.
• Synthesis of recent advances in producing and applying sustainable nanomaterials.

Main Results:

• Identified the need for sustainable nanomaterial design using renewable resources.
• Summarized advances in using natural resources for nanomaterial fabrication.
• Highlighted applications in biosensing, bioimaging, drug delivery, and tissue engineering.

Conclusions:

• Integrating sustainability into nanotechnology is essential for developing eco-friendly materials.
• A framework is proposed for designing high-performance sustainable nanomaterials.
• Future research should focus on design guidelines for sustainable medical nanomaterials.