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@article{189405,
        author = {Dr. Chatti Nirmala Sai Manaswi and Dr.A.S.Shivasaravanan},
        title = {EVOLUTION OF NANOTECHNOLOGY IN THE FIELD OF SUSTAINABLE LIVING AND HEALTHCARE},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2025},
        volume = {12},
        number = {7},
        pages = {5983-5989},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=189405},
        abstract = {Nanotechnology has emerged as a transformative scientific discipline with far reaching implications for sustainable living and modern healthcare. By enabling the manipulation of matter at the nanoscale (1–100 nm), this field has unlocked unique physicochemical properties that have revolutionized diagnostics, therapeutics, drug delivery, imaging, regenerative medicine, and biosensing. This chapter presents a comprehensive and chronological overview of the evolution of nanotechnology, tracing its conceptual origins from Richard Feynman’s visionary ideas, through key technological breakthroughs such as scanning probe microscopy and engineered nanomaterials, to the establishment and expansion of nanomedicine as a distinct biomedical discipline. Major milestones including the development of liposomal and polymeric nanodrugs, targeted and stimuli responsive nanocarriers, quantum dots, theranostics, and gene delivery systems are critically discussed. The chapter further highlights the role of nanotechnology in sustainable healthcare, emphasizing precision medicine, reduced toxicity, improved therapeutic efficacy, and resource efficient interventions. Recent advances, such as lipid nanoparticle-based mRNA vaccines, AI integrated nanomedicine, nanorobotics, and regulatory evolution, underscore the maturity and global relevance of this field. The chapter concludes by outlining future directions, positioning nanotechnology as a cornerstone of sustainable, personalized, and integrative healthcare systems.},
        keywords = {Nanotechnology, Nanomedicine, Sustainable healthcare, Drug delivery systems, Targeted therapy},
        month = {December},
        }