title: Regenerative nanotechnology in oral and maxillofacial surgery.
abstract: Regenerative nanotechnology is at the forefront of medical research, and translational medicine is a challenge to both scientists and clinicians. Although there has been an exponential rise in the volume of research generated about it for both medical and surgical uses, key questions remain about its actual benefits. Nevertheless, some people think that therapeutics based on its principles may form the core of applied research for the future. Here we give an account of its current use in oral and maxillofacial surgery, and implications and challenges for the future.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK; UCL Centre for Nanotechnology & Regenerative Medicine, Division of Surgery & Interventional Science, University College London (UCL), London, UK. Electronic address: k.shakib@nhs.net.
authors.forename: Kaveh
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shakib
authors.affiliation: UCL Centre for Nanotechnology & Regenerative Medicine, Division of Surgery & Interventional Science, University College London (UCL), London, UK; UCL Medical School, University College London (UCL), London, UK.
authors.forename: Aaron
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.affiliation: ORGENTEC Diagnostika GmbH, Mainz, Germany.
authors.forename: Vukic
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Soskic
authors.affiliation: UCL Centre for Nanotechnology & Regenerative Medicine, Division of Surgery & Interventional Science, University College London (UCL), London, UK; Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK. Electronic address: a.seifalian@ucl.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Alexander M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Seifalian
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D050997:Nanomedicine / Q000639:trends*; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry / Q000145:classification; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000639:trends*; D044968:Regenerative Medicine / Q000639:trends*; D013515:Surgery, Oral / Q000639:trends*; D023822:Tissue Engineering / Q000639:trends
keywords: Cyborg tissues; Nanoimaging; Nanomedicine; Oral and maxillofacial surgery; Regenerative nanotechnology; Theranostics