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Nanomedicine MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Nanomedicine
Tree Number(s)
H01.603.600
J01.897.120.050.625
J01.897.520.600.600
Unique ID
D050997
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D050997
Scope Note
The branch of medicine concerned with the application of NANOTECHNOLOGY to the prevention and treatment of disease. It involves the monitoring, repair, construction, and control of human biological systems at the molecular level, using engineered nanodevices and NANOSTRUCTURES. (From Freitas Jr., Nanomedicine, vol 1, 1999).
Previous Indexing
Nanotechnology (2002-2005)
Public MeSH Note
2006
History Note
2006
Date Introduced
2006/01/01
Last Updated
2020/06/09
Nanomedicine Preferred
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