In this course, the integration of nanotechnology with biomedical research will be discussed. The course is broken up into four sections: 1) properties of materials in the nanometer-scale and their integration with biological systems; 2) fundamental mechanisms of nanostructure assembly for the build-up of biomedical devices; 3) tools and systems for the analysis and characterization of nanoscale materials; and 4) current biomedical applications of nanomaterials.