Nanomedicine: Therapeutics and Diagnostics

(3 Credit Hours) · Undergraduate

This course focuses on understanding the central role of nanotechnology in the development of new therapeutic and diagnostic tools that can be used for the detection, imaging, and treatment of different life-threatening diseases. The course will review the basic knowledge and engineering principles of nanomedicine ranged from fundamental properties, synthesis, and characterization of nanomaterials to the laws revolved around molecular and particulate transport, sorting and binding. Based on this foundation, the course will discuss 1) specific examples of nanotechnology applications in therapeutics such as drug and vaccine delivery; 2) formulation of nanostructured devices and their application in diagnostic and imaging; 3) translation from concept to the clinic and commercialization.