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Nanonephrology
is a branch of nanomedicine and nanotechnology that deals with 1) the study
of kidney protein
structures at the atomic level; 2) nano-imaging
approaches to study cellular processes in kidney cells;
and 3) nano medical treatments that utilize nanoparticles and to treat various kidney
diseases. The creation and use of materials and devices at the molecular and atomic levels that can be used for
the diagnosis and therapy of renal diseases is also a part of Nanonephrology
that will play a role in the management of patients with kidney disease in
the future. Advances in Nanonephrology will be based on discoveries in the
above areas that can provide nano-scale
information on the cellular molecular
machinery involved in normal
kidney processes and in pathological states.
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