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Nanotechnology in Diagnostic Pathology: DR Mohammad Aamir 3 Year Pg. 05-07-2017
Nanotechnology in Diagnostic Pathology: DR Mohammad Aamir 3 Year Pg. 05-07-2017
DIAGNOSTIC PATHOLOGY
DR MOHAMMAD AAMIR
3RD YEAR PG.
05-07-2017
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INTRODUCTION
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A nanometer is a billionth of a meter. It's difficult to imagine anything so
small, but think of something only 1/80,000 the width of a human hair.
Ten hydrogen atoms could be laid side-by side in a single nanometer.
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HISTORY
Invention of scanning
tunneling microscope in
1981 and the discovery of
fullerene(C60) in 1985 lead
emergence of
Nanotechnology.
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More History, Continued
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WHY NANOTECHNOLOGY?
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The properties that change
include basic properties such
a melting point and color but
of greater importance to
pathologists are:
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Medical application of nanotechnology has ability to
enable early detection, prevention, treatment and
follow up of many life-threatening disease including
cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, Alzheimer’s
and AIDS as well as infectious diseases.
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Nanomaterials for medical diagnosis
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Various nanodevices used in diagnostics
Cantilevers.
Nanopores.
Nanotubes.
Quantum dots.
Nanoshells.
Dendrimers.
Magnetic Nanoparticles.
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CANTILEVERS
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The nanotube creates a map showing the shape of the
DNA molecule, including the tags identifying important
mutations.
Since the location of mutations can influence the
effects they have on a cell, these techniques will be
important in predicting disease
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NANOSHELLS
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DENDRIMERS
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Super-paramagnetic iron oxide
nanoparticles (SPION) are made
of an iron oxide core and coated
by either inorganic materials like
silica or organic materials such as
phospholipids, natural polymers
such as dextran or chitosan.
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Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) are a hallmark of invasive
behavior of cancer, responsible for the development of
metastasis. Their detection and analysis have significant
impacts in cancer biology and clinical practice.
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QUANTUM DOTS (QD):
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Other Nanodiagnostic techniques
Nanochips
One of the most common techniques used today to
analyze DNA sequences is hybridization, or the pairing
of separated strands of DNA with complementary DNA
strands of known sequence that act as probes.
Currently, DNA chips called DNA micro array assays are
used to analyze DNA. Passive (non-electronic)
technologies can be slow, tedious, and prone to errors
because of nonspecific hybridization of the DNA.
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A company called Nanogen has developed a product
called the “Nanochip” that employs the power of an
electronic current that separates DNA probes to
specific sites on the array based on charge and size.
Once these probes are on specific sites of the
nanochip, the test sample (blood) can then be analyzed
for target DNA sequences by hybridization with these
probes.
The DNA molecules that hybridize with target DNA
sequences fluoresce, which is detected and relayed
back to an onboard system through platinum wiring
that is present within the chip.
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MICROFLUIDICS (LAB ON A CHIP)
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This device is described as capable of measuring aqueous
reagent and DNA-containing solutions, mixing the solutions
together, amplifying or digesting the DNA to form discrete
products, and then separating and detecting those products.
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FUTURE OF NANOTECHNOLOGY
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LIMITATION OF MICROARRAY AND IMPORTANCE OF
NANOARRAY
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CONCLUSION
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