Integration of Nanotechnology and Physics in Clinical Practice and medical devices: Insights from Optometry, Radiology, Anesthesia, Dentistry, and Nursing

Abstract

The interface between nanotechnology and physics is a fascinating one, particularly with regards to clinical practice. Both disciplines at their nanoscale and quantum levels can play an enormously significant role in diagnosis, treatment and improvement of patient outcomes. Optometry, radiology, anesthesia, dentistry and nursing are some of the fields aimed to be deliberated here. A clinical perspective of recent discoveries in nanotechnology and quantum physics at their relevant domains has been placed for one and all involved in healthcare (A Saunders, 2009). Nanotechnology is defined as the design, characterization and application of structures, devices and systems by controlling shape and size at nanometer scale level (K. Y. Wong & L. Liu, 2012). Of all the possible medical technologies, integration of nanotechnology and quantum physics concomitantly is covalently bonded and eye care technology takes the privilege of deliberating it first. Further, quantum physics and optometry takes the precedence over rest of the disciplines. A broad propagation of near infra-red quantum beam can be taken as an example of optometry and nanotechnology mostly employed in fabrication of nanostructured materials having optometric application such as waveguides, lenses, transceiver, etc., for radiometry. A hope and challenge placed here is that the integration of nanotechnology and quantum physics can play pivotal role in health care nanomedicine technology. A simple overview on how the ongoing horizon discoveries at nano and quantum level presently being and can be clinically practiced have been placed. A simple introduction nano and quantum horizon discoveries on broadly five domains of clinical practice is discussed here and each topic is crafted on its own merit in a detail.