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Nanotechnology · Recorded milestone

First nanomedicine

Recorded year1995

Doxil wraps a cancer drug in liposomes to target tumours.

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Cancer chemotherapyRecorded · 1946enables

Led to

Lipid nanoparticle drugsRecorded · 2018enables
Nanorobot drug deliveryForecast · ~2055enables

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Dataset updated 2026-10-18. This individual record has not been separately re-reviewed.