title: A portrait of nanomedicine and its bioethical implications.
abstract: This review addresses the current and future potential of nanomedicine, and its ethical considerations within the comprehensive framework of the four dimensions of medical ethics: Beneficence, Non-Maleficence, Respect, and Justice. From this perspective, the ethical considerations for nanomedicine are not novel, but have been addressed by precedents throughout the history of medicine. While these ethical challenges are not unique to nanomedicine, some require additional consideration, given the envisioned pervasive impact of nanomedicine on society.
authors.affiliation: The Methodist Hospital Research Institute, USA.
authors.forename: Rebecca M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Hall
authors.forename: Tong
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Mauro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ferrari
mesh_terms: D026686:Beneficence; D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000517:prevention & control; D006805:Human Experimentation / Q000941:ethics*; D006801:Humans; D050997:Nanomedicine / Q000941:ethics* / Q000379:methods*; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D028701:Patient Rights / Q000941:ethics; D057285:Precision Medicine / Q000941:ethics / Q000379:methods; D012308:Risk Management / Q000941:ethics*; D012926:Social Control, Formal; D012935:Social Justice