In this day and age of technology, there have been various advances in the field of science and medicine. One of the most recent topics of interest is nanomedicine. Nanomedicine is the combination of nanotechnology and medicine. We will discuss what nanotechnology
is and provide you with its application in the field of medicine. The video will end with some noteworthy advances in the field of nanomedicine.

If you would like more information on nanomedicine, here are some additional resources:

What is nanomedicine:
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List of resources with information on nanotechnology: [ Ссылка ]

Nanotechnology research centre:
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Latest research in the field of nanomedicine:
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This video was made by McMaster students: Srushti Patel, Karly Endres, Sara Ibrahim, & Katherine Toy in collaboration with the McMaster Demystifying Medicine Program.

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Acknowledgements
Some of the figures used in this video were created with BioRender.com

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