Malaysia moves towards better healthcare with nanotech
03-Nov-14, News Straits Times
Nanotechnology or nanotech will power the country’s healthcare industry towards a more efficient drug delivery system and cancer treatments.
One such example of nanotech-based medical advancement is cancer patients in the future will not have to endure chemotherapy which has various side effects like hair loss, nausea, blood disorders and mouth ulcers.
Instead, cancer patients can opt for a cheaper, faster and less invasive treatment, thanks to the targeted drug delivery approach.
NanoMalaysia Bhd chief executive officer Dr Rezal Khairi Ahmad said cancer-detecting gold nanoparticles with anticancer drugs could be delivered to the exact area of the cancer cells in the body, hence posing no side effects to the patient.
“Nanotech is the next level of technology, and everything that you will be experiencing in the next five or 10 years will be nanotech-based products,” he told the New Straits Times.