The increased understanding of molecular aspects associated with chronic diseases, such as cancer and the role of tumor microenvironment, has led to the identification of endogenous and exogenous stimuli that can be exploited to devise "stimuli-responsive" materials for site-specific drug delivery applications. This book provides a comprehensive account on the design, materials chemistry, and application aspects behind these novel stimuli-responsive materials.

Setting the scene, the editors open with a chapter addressing the need for smart materials in delivery applications for therapy, imaging and disease diagnosis. The following chapter describes the key physical and chemical aspects of smart materials, from lipids to polymers to hybrid materials, providing the reader with a springboard to delve into the more application oriented chapters that follow. With in-depth coverage of key drug delivery systems such as pH-responsive, temperature responsive, enzyme-responsive and light responsive systems, this book provides a rigorous foundation to the field. A perfect resource for graduate students and newcomers, the closing chapter on regulatory and commercialization challenges alsomakes the book ideal for those wanting to take the next step towards clinical translation.

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Information

Publisher

Royal Society of Chemistry

Year

2018

ISBN

9781788014663

Edition

Topic

Technik & Maschinenbau

Subtopic

Biomedizinwissenschaft

Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
Preface
Dedication
Contents
Chapter 1 Fundamentals of Stimuli-responsive Drug and Gene Delivery Systems
Chapter 2 Materials and Chemistry of Stimuli-responsive Drug Delivery Systems
Chapter 3 pH-responsive Drug Delivery Systems
Chapter 4 Thermo-responsive Nanomedicines for Drug Delivery in the Gastrointestinal Tract
Chapter 5 Redox-responsive Drug Delivery Systems
Chapter 6 Magnetically-responsive DDS
Chapter 7 Light-responsive Drug Delivery Systems
Chapter 8 Integrated Polymer Composites for Electro-responsive Drug Delivery
Chapter 9 Enzyme-responsive Drug Delivery Systems
Chapter 10 Swelling-controlled Drug Delivery Systems
Chapter 11 Biologically-inspired Stimuli-responsive DDS
Chapter 12 Stimuli-responsive Materials in Theranostics
Chapter 13 Stimuli-responsive Material Inspired Drug Delivery Systems and Devices
Chapter 14 Regulatory and Commercialization Challenges with Stimuli-responsive Nanomedicines
Subject Index