Microsystems and Nanoscience for Biomedical Applications: A View to the Future  

Oleh:

Pilarski, Linda M. ; Mehta, Michael D. ; Caulfield, Timothy ; Kaler, Karan V. I. S. ; Backhouse, Christopher J.

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Bulletin of Science, Technology & Society vol. 24 no. 1 (Feb. 2004), page 40-45.
Topik: nanotechnology; microsystems; nanomedicine; cancer; social issues
Fulltext: 40BSTS241.pdf (69.73KB)

Isi artikel

At present there is an enormous discrepancy between our nanotechnological capabilities (particularly our nanobiotechnologies), our social wisdom, and consensus on how to apply them. To date, cost considerations have greatly constrained our application of nanotechnologies. However, novel advances in microsystem platform technologies are about to greatly diminish that economic constraint while developing new industries. Properly used in a solid legal and ethical framework, within an educated population, these advances will vastly enrich our quality of life without being intrusive. Improperly used, these technologies could lead to a modern-day Luddism, social turmoil, or possibly even to emulating those societies described in the darkest of novels. These technologies must be developed in tandem with the social and legal frameworks needed to ensure that they improve both individuals and our society. To ensure that this occurs, we need to have the ethical, legal, scientific, and engineering experts working together and with the public.

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