Role of Nanotechnology in Holistic Lung Cancer Management and Treatment

Abhishek Tiwari, PhD, is a Professor, Amity Institute of Pharmacy, Lucknow, Amity University, Uttar Pradesh, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India. Dr. Tiwari has received grants various funding agencies and has been granted 18 patents and filed 17 patents for approval. He has published 70 papers in national and international journals as well as more than 22 Indian and international books and 40 book chapters. He has guided two PhD candidates and is currently guiding seven PhD students. Dr. Tiwari is a nominee of the Committee for the Purpose and Supervision of Experiments in Animals and an editorial member of various national and international journals. He received a Best Author Award in 2019 and the Best Teacher Award in 2019, and the Outstanding Teacher Award in 2014 and 2015. He completed his BPharm at Jiwaji University, Gwalior; MPharm at M. S. Ramaiah College of Pharmacy, Bangalore; and PhD at Uttarakhand Technical University, Dehradun, India.Varsha Tiwari, PhD, is a Professor, Professor, Amity Institute of Pharmacy, Lucknow, Amity University, Uttar Pradesh, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India. Dr Tiwari has received more than nearly the equivalent of $1 million USD in grants from the Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine, New Delhi, India. Dr. Tiwari has been granted 28 Indian, three South African, and three Australian patents. In addition, she has submitted the number of patents for approval. She has published 10 books and 28 book chapters with Elsevier, Springer, Bentham, Wiley, and Astral International. She has published more than 65 research papers and has guided several doctoral, postgraduate, and graduate students. She has organized many conferences and also delivered many invited lectures at conferences. Dr. Varsha also received a Young Scientist award, Young Author award, and Pharmacy Recognition award at the national level. She completed her doctorate at Uttarakhand Technical University in 2016 and her MPharm at M. S. Ramaiah University, Bengaluru, India.Manish Kumar, PhD, is presently working as a Professor and Head in the Department of Pharmaceutics at ISF College of Pharmacy, Moga, Punjab, India. He has over 18 years of teaching and research experience. He engaged with a project on nanoparticle drug delivery systems for ocular, nasal, topical, etc. He has published more than 130 research and review articles in peer-reviewed international and national journals and has presented 25 papers in national and international conferences. He has published 11 books and 10 book chapters with reputed publishers. He has completed his BPharm at A.R.A. College of Pharmacy, Dhule, Maharashtra, and his MPharm at Bapuji Pharmacy College, Davangere, Karnataka, and his PhD at Karpagam University Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.

• Preface Introduction 1. Nanotechnology Development in Targeted Drug Delivery Against Lung Cancer 2. Role of Dendrimers in Lung Cancer Therapy 3. Role of Polymeric Micelles in Lung Cancer Management 4. Role of Nanoemulsions in Lung Cancer Management 5. Role of Inhalation in Lung Cancer Management 6. Novel Nano-Imaging Platform for Diagnosis in Lung Cancer 7. Role of Hydrogels Against Lung Cancer 8. Role of Quantum Dots Against Lung Cancer 9. Current Ongoing Research and Clinical Trials 10. Role of Nanotherapeutics in Lung Cancer Therapy 11. Polymeric Nanoparticle-Based Drug/Gene Delivery for Lung Cancer 12. Solid Lipid Nanoparticles-Based Drug Delivery for Lung Cancer 13. Liposome-Based Drug Delivery for Lung Cancer Index