The social conditions for nanomedicine: disruption, systems, and lock-in.
Here we consider two ways that nanomedicine might be disruptive. First, low-end disruptions that are intrinsically unpredictable but limited in scope, and second, high end disruptions that involve broader societal issues but can be anticipated, allowing opportunity for ethical reflection.
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Department of Obstetrics Gynecology, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, USA.
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D019981:Health Care Sector; D006801:Humans; D050997:Nanomedicine / Q000191:economics* / Q000941:ethics / Q000639:trends; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D012924:Social Conditions; D012940:Social Problems; D013673:Technology Assessment, Biomedical