nano-medicine
Nano-medicine applies engineered nanoparticles to deliver therapeutic compounds, nutrients, and bioactive molecules to plants with unprecedented precision at the nanoscale. In plant science, this technology is significant because it enables more targeted and efficient treatment of plant diseases, improved nutrient uptake, and enhanced stress resilience while reducing reliance on large chemical inputs. The ability to direct interventions to specific plant tissues and cellular processes opens new pathways for developing sustainable agricultural solutions.
PubMed · 2026-03-21
Plant-derived vesicles are natural, biocompatible particles that could offer a safer, more effective alternative to traditional inflammatory disease treatments. By delivering anti-inflammatory signals across species, these natural nanocarriers overcome side effects and drug delivery barriers of current therapies while promoting tissue repair.
Plant-derived extracellular vesicles possess inherent biocompatibility and cross-kingdom regulatory capacity, enabling safe anti-inflammatory signal delivery across species boundaries
PDEVs modulate immune responses through multifaceted mechanisms and effectively attenuate inflammation while promoting tissue repair, outperforming conventional anti-inflammatory drugs
Major translational barriers include large-scale manufacturing scalability, improved targeting specificity, and development of regulatory standardization frameworks