Nanotechnology in veterinary medicine: a review/Nanotecnologia em medicina veterinaria: urna revisao

The purpose of this review was to address the applicability of nanotechnology in veterinary medicine, with an emphasis on research in Brazil from 2013 to 2020. Firstly we introduced to the general aspects of applicability of nanotechnology in veterinary medicine, and lately we pointed the research involving nanoscience performed in Brazil, in the studied period. Nanotechnology is the field of science that has the capacity to organize matter in nanoscale structures (1 to 100 nm), enabling innovations in different areas including biotechnology, agriculture, disease diagnosis, food and clothing industry, electronics, and pharmacological therapies. In veterinary medicine, several studies are being carried out in the world, mainly in the areas that involve search of new treatment options and the development of immunotherapy, as well as in the diagnosis of diseases. In Brazil, it is clear that the use of nanotechnology in veterinary medicine is still incipient, but it can be considered a growing area. In addition, several points have to be reflected and researched, including some adverse effects and implications to validate the safe use of nanotechnology in veterinary medicine. Therefore, this review highlighted the nanotechnology as a promise alternative in the current context of Brazilian technological innovation involving animal health, as well as a possible diagnostic tool and highlighting its potential therapeutic use in disease control in veterinary medicine. Regarding future perspectives, we believed that greater investment in science and technology could contribute to the advancement and strengthening of nanotechnology in Brazil. Key words: nanoscience, technological innovation, animal health, diagnostic, treatment. O objetivo desta revisao foi abordar a aplicabilidade da nanotecnologia na medicina veterinaria, com enfase nas pesquisas no Brasil de 2013 a 2020. Primeiramente, apresentam-se os aspectos gerais da aplicabilidade da nanotecnologia em medicina veterinaria e, posteriormente, apontam-se as pesquisas envolvendo nanociencia realizadas no Brasil, no periodo estudado. A nanotecnologia e o campo da ciencia capaz de organizar a materia em estruturas de nanoescala (1 a 100 nm), permitindo inovaqoes em diferentes areas, incluindo biotecnologia, agricultura, diagnostico de doenqas, industria de alimentos e vestuario, eletronica e terapias farmacologicas. Na medicina veterinaria, diversos estudos estao sendo realizados no mundo, principalmente nas areas