APPLICATIONS OF NANOMATERIALS IN MEDICINE AND PHARMACY: A VIEW FROM THE STANDPOINT OF CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM PHYSICS

Summary. Nanotechnology deals with the investigation of the principles that govern physical and chemical processes taking place in the objects of nanometric size. As a science it is involved in the creation of new materials and devices with specific physical, chemical and biological properties. These newly designed advanced materials are referred to as nanoproducts. The nano-object size ranges between 0,1 and 100 nanometers. The size of the nanoscale contributes to the discovery of the new properties of the substances the study of which requires principally another approach. In fact, physical and chemical properties of nanomaterials significantly differ from those of free atoms or molecules as well as of dimensional substances composed of these atoms and molecules. Currently, the investigation of nanomaterials has resulted in the acquirement of substantial theoretical knowledge and practical experience. It has led to the foundation of the science involved in the nanomaterials research. Nanotechnology is a separate interdisciplinary field with numerous branches and applications. It may be stated that nowhere else but in the study of nanometric objects physics, chemistry, biology and medicine are intertwined to such a great extent.