Emerging biomedical technologies at the micro and nano levels

High-throughput cell imaging and nanotechnology are two emerging technologies for studying biomedical systems on the micro and nano scales. High-throughput imaging technologies have fundamentally changed the way in which humans perform biological research. Designing nanoparticles to penetrate the microstructures inside cells and perform multiple tasks my significantly impact disease diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment. Realization of this goal requires further research into issues of the toxicity, sensitivity, and specificity of such nanodevices in human bodies.