It is estimated that, by 2015, engineers specializing in the area of nanobiotechnology will have grown to 400,000. Filling a growing need for an authoritative text in the field of biomedical nanotechnology, this book provides students and researchers with a new toolkit for using nanotechnology in a biomedical setting. It describes fundamental nanotechnologies, including the methods of synthesis and characterization of unique nano-sized features, with specific considerations of their use within biological systems. Also explored are the medical requirements of the field and how nanotechnologies are being implemented under those guidelines to the advantage of patients and doctors.