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7.3.3 Relevant Sector Segmentation and Applications
Health/Medicine in relation to nanotechnology is the process of diagnosis, treatment and prevention of illness and traumatic injuries, the decrease of pain, as well as the preservation and improvement of the human health. Therefore, an approximate segmentation in therapeutics, diagnostics and prevention can be given.
Therapeutics can be classified in biopharmaceuticals, implantable devices, implantable materials and surgical aids. Drug delivery as a part of biopharmaceuticals means nanoscale particles/molecules developed to improve the bioavailability and pharmacokinetics of therapeutics. Examples are drugs in which a protein is combined with a polymer nanoparticle or chemical nanostructure.
In general, the nanomedicine market for currently available products is very fragmented. In the following, selected examples for nanomedicine products will be highlighted.
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