Nanocarriers for Drug-Targeting Brain Tumors

Lalit Kumar is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pharmaceutics at the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Hajipur, Vaishali, Bihar, India. His area of research includes the development of nanocarriers for drug-targeting tumor cells in the colon, brain, breast, and lungs. Yashwant Pathak is a Professor and Associate Dean for faculty affairs at the Taneja College of Pharmacy at the University of South Florida, Tampa, USA. Prof. Pathak is also an Adjunct Professor at the Faculty of Pharmacy, Airlangga University, Surabaya, Indonesia. His area of research is in health care education, nanotechnology, drug delivery systems, and nutraceuticals.

• Part A Anatomy and physiology of the brain1. An overview of the anatomy and physiology of the brain2. Blood-brain barrier and central nervous system drug delivery: Opportunities and challengesPart B Pharmacological and clinical problems3.Challenges in targeting to brain and brain tumors4. Potential targeting sites in brain and brain tumors5. Drug resistance problems in chemotherapyPart C Introduction and biomedical applications of nanocarriers6. An overview on nanocarriers 7. Biomedical applications of nanocarriers in brain tumor targetingPart D Lipophilic nanocarriers8. Solid lipid nanoparticle-based drug delivery for targeting brain tumors9. Nanostructured lipid carriers as an alternative carrier with high drug loading for targeting to brain tumors 10. Design, development, and mechanism of liposomes in drug targeting to brain tumors 11. Niosomes based drug delivery in targeting brain tumors 12. Nanoemulsions as effective carriers for targeting brain tumorsPart E Polymeric nanocarriers13. Mechanism of polymeric micelles for drug targeting to brain tumors 14. Dendrimers as carriers for active targeting of brain tumors 15. Multifunctional polymeric nanocarriers for targeting and treatment of brain tumors 16. Polymersomes for targeting to brain tumors Part F Metallic nanocarriers systems17. Development and applications of gold nanoparticles for drug targeting to brain tumors 18. Gold nanoparticles in cancer theranostics 19. Targeting of silver nanoparticles to brain tumorsPart G Hybrid nanocarriers20. Hybrid nanoparticles to cross the blood–brain barrier21. Targeting of lipid-polymer (hybrid) nanoparticles to brain tumors 22. Nano-enabled systems for neural tissue regenerative applications 23. Multifunctional liposome-quantum dot hybrid nanocarriers for drug targeting to brain tumors 24. Drug-loaded nanoclusters for brain targeting 25. Nano-enabled platforms for tropical diseases affecting the CNS 26. Phytoconstituents in brain delivery using nanodrug delivery 27. Multifunctional nanocarrier systems targeting brain tumors: A reviewPart H Future directions and toxic concerns28. Expert opinion on current challenges and future directions related to nanocarriers for drug targeting to the brain29. Biological nanodrugs for brain targeting