The social acceptance of nanomedicine was studied through a survey distributed to Worcester Polytechnic Institute students. There was no correlation between the acceptance of nanomedicine and the respondents' cognitive types or their risk behavior. Nonetheless, a significant result for public-relations strategies of nanomedicine was that the most influential factors for using a new medicine were: doctor's advice, clinical research, side effects, FDA approval of the medicine, information on package, and research journal.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Ryan, Katelyn M
• Arenas, Nathalia
• Subashi, Ergys David

Subject

• Security
• Community
• Health
• Well-Being

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-031207-161525

Keyword

• Science--Study and teaching

Advisor

• Burnham, Nancy A.

Year

• 2007

Date created

• 2007-03-12

Location

• Worcester

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright