Editorial - Nanosized Analytical Devices for Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Applications

Abstract

Analytical methods provide all the other disciplines such as biology, pharmaceutical chemistry, pharmaceutical technology, biotechnology and many other fields with data on the character and amount of chemical species contained in natural and manmade objects and on the distribution of these species in space and time. Within the last decade, very rapid changes have taken place in analytical sciences, nanomaterials and pharmaceutical industry activities. Among these, the impact of developments in analytical and computer sciences, nanotechnology and medical sciences have also added tremendous challenges to pharmaceuticals and their applications. We all know what we are facing new challenges everyday in our mutual applications. Developments in nanoscience and nanotechnology have already had a far-reaching impact in traditional analytical chemistry, opening a new era in analytical methodology and instrumentation. The new nano-sensors allow biological assays with a higher sensitivity and throughput than those for conventional analytical methods.