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Nanomaterials for Drug Delivery and Therapy
About This Book
Nanomaterials for Drug Delivery and Therapy presents recent advances in the field of nanobiomaterials and their important applications in drug delivery, therapy and engineering. The book offers pharmaceutical perspectives, exploring the development of nanobiomaterials and their interaction with the human body. Chapters show how nanomaterials are used in treatments, including neurology, dentistry and cancer therapy. Authored by a range of contributors from global institutions, this book offers a broad, international perspective on how nanotechnology-based advances are leading to novel drug delivery and treatment solutions.
It is a valuable research resource that will help both practicing medics and researchers in pharmaceutical science and nanomedicine learn more on how nanotechnology is improving treatments.
- Assesses the opportunities and challenges of nanotechnology-based drug delivery systems
- Explores how nanotechnology is being used to create more efficient drug delivery systems
- Discusses which nanomaterials make the best drug carriers
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Table of contents
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- List of Contributors
- Foreword
- Preface
- Chapter 1. Cell and organ drug targeting
- Chapter 2. Characterization of pharmaceutical nanocarriers: in vitro and in vivo studies
- Chapter 3. Theranostics application of nanomedicine in cancer detection and treatment
- Chapter 4. Multifunctional nanocrystals for cancer therapy: a potential nanocarrier
- Chapter 5. Hybrid nanocomposites for imaging-guided synergistic theranostics
- Chapter 6. Nanoparticles for drug delivery targeting neurodegeneration in brain and eye
- Chapter 7. Novel multifunctional nanocarrier-mediated codelivery for targeting and treatment of prostate cancer
- Chapter 8. Nanodrug delivery systems for transdermal drug delivery
- Chapter 9. Nanomedicine progress in prevention, detection, and treatment of tuberculosis
- Chapter 10. Polymeric and lipid-based systems for controlled drug release: an engineering point of view
- Chapter 11. Potential of encapsulated phytochemicals in hydrogel particles
- Chapter 12. Injectable microgelâhydrogel composites âplum pudding gelsâ: new system for prolonged drug delivery
- Chapter 13. Graphene nanomaterials: chemistry and pharmaceutical perspectives
- Chapter 14. Carbon nanomaterials as pharmaceutic forms for sustained and controlled delivery systems
- Chapter 15. Chitosan based nanoparticulate system for controlled delivery of biological macromolecules
- Chapter 16. Drug delivery to the brain
- Chapter 17. Nanoparticlesâ toxicity for humans and environment
- Index