Nanomaterials for Drug Delivery and Therapy

Häftad, Engelska, 2019

Av Alexandru Mihai Grumezescu, Romania) Grumezescu, Alexandru Mihai (Assistant Professor, Department of Science and Engineering of Oxide Materials and Nanomaterials, Faculty of Applied Chemistry and Materials Science, University Politehnica of Bucharest

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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

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2019-03-18
Mått191 x 235 x 31 mm
Vikt450 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor580
FörlagElsevier Science
ISBN9780128165058

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Alexandru Mihai Grumezescu is Assistant Professor at the Department of Science and Engineering of Oxide Materials and Nanomaterials, Faculty of Applied Chemistry and Materials Science, University Politehnica of Bucharest, Romania. He is the Editor-in-Chief of Biointerface Research in Applied Chemistry and Letters in Applied NanoBioScience and Co-Editor in Chief of Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering Bulletin. He is also a member of the Editoral Board for several other journals, including American Journal of Nanomaterials, Journal of Nanotechnology in Diagnosis and Treatment and Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Research. In addition, he has served as Guest Editor for several other established journals, including Elsevier’s International Journal of Pharmaceutics. He has published 17 books previously with Elsevier as well as over 150 peer reviewed papers and 20 book chapters.

1. Injectable Microgel-Hydrogel Composites for Drug Delivery2. Graphene nanomaterials Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Perspectives3. Carbon Nanomaterials as Pharmaceutic Forms for Sustained and Controlled Delivery Systems4. Chitosan based nanoparticulate system for controlled delivery of biological macromolecules5. Drug delivery to the brain6. Nanoparticles for drug and gene targeting neurodegeneration in brain and eye7. Multifunctional nanocrystals for cancer therapy: A potential nanocarrier8. Novel multifunctional nanocarrier-mediated codelivery for targeting and treatment of prostate cancer9. Potential of encapsulated phytochemicals in hydrogel particles 10. Nanodrug delivery systems for transdermal drug delivery11. Clinical and therapeutic applications of various nano drug delivery systems focusing diabetes, cancers and tuberculosis12. Nanoparticles: Toxicity, bio-distribution, fate, clearance and PK-PD13. Polymeric and lipid-based systems for controlled drug release: an engineering point of view14. Theranostics application of nanomedicine in cancer detection and treatment15. Cell and organ drug targeting16. Characterization of Pharmaceutical Nanocarriers: In-vitro and In-vivo Studies17. Hybrid Nanocomposites for Imaging-Guided Synergistic Theranostics