Nanotechnology is universally recognized as one of the most important scientific fields of the twenty-first century. Biomedical applications of this technology include nanobiotechnology and nanomedicine, one of seven emerging research areas highlighted by, and funded through, the NIH Roadmap for Medical Research. The advancement of this field relies on the combined efforts of researchers from many different backgrounds, including clinicians, biomedical engineers, materials scientists, applied physicists, and toxicologists. The need for a high-quality interdisciplinary review forum was pressing, and WIREs Nanomedicine and Nanobiotechnology looks to fill that niche. The topical coverage includes: Toxicology and regulatory issues; Implantable materials and surgical technologies; Diagnostic tools; Nanotechnology approaches to biology; Therapeutic approaches and drug discovery; Biology-inspired nanomaterials.

納米技術被公認為二十一世紀最重要的科學領域之一。這項技術的生物醫學應用包括納米生物技術和納米醫學，這是美國國家衛生研究院醫學研究路線圖（NIH Roadmap for Medical Research）強調并資助的七個新興研究領域之一。這一領域的進步依賴于來自不同背景的研究人員的共同努力，包括臨床醫生、生物醫學工程師、材料科學家、應用物理學家和毒理學家。需要一個高質量的跨學科審查論壇迫在眉睫，電線納米醫學和納米生物技術似乎填補了這一利基。專題報道包括：毒理學和管理問題；植入式材料和外科技術；診斷工具；納米技術生物學方法；治療方法和藥物發現；生物學啟發的納米材料。