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Biomedical Applications of Nanoparticles

  • 1st Edition - February 28, 2019
  • Latest edition
  • Editor: Alexandru Mihai Grumezescu
  • Language: English

Biomedical Applications of Nanoparticles describes the most interesting and investigated biomedical applications of nanoparticles, emphasizing their therapeutic impact. Progress… Read more

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Description

Biomedical Applications of Nanoparticles describes the most interesting and investigated biomedical applications of nanoparticles, emphasizing their therapeutic impact. Progress made in the therapy of severe diseases, such as cancer and difficult infections is strictly correlated to the scientific progress and technological development in the field of materials science. Nanoparticles have numerous therapeutic applications, starting with the design of new drugs, delivery systems, therapeutic materials, and their contribution to the development of preventive strategies. The book highlights the impact of nanoparticles on the therapy of infections, antimicrobial effect and also anti-cancer strategies.

Successful examples are given throughout the book, along with analysis in order to improve future outcomes of novel therapies.

Key features

  • Highlights the term nanotherapeutics and presents several classifications of nanotherapeutics from different points-of-view
  • Presents the recent progress related to nanotherapeutics in the oral cavity
  • Provides the recent progress in the field of biomedical nanoparticles

Readership

Academia staff, medical researchers, engineers, PhDs, MDs, MsC, postdocs, students, medical staff, pharmaceutics companies, biomedical companies, private producers and innovative companies

Table of contents

1. Introduction to Nanotherapeutics2. Mathematical models of drug release from degradable and non-degradable hydrogels3. Lipid nanocarriers: Preparation, characterization, absorption mechanism and applications to improve oral bioavailability of poorly water-soluble drugs4. Liposomes as Topical Drug Delivery systems: state of the arts5. Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology: Brief Perspective on Application of Lipid Nanocarriers and Its Future Scope6. Carbon nanocrystals as controlled drug delivery systems and combined imaging probes7. Biomedical applications of graphenes8. Chitosan-Based Nanocomposites: Promising Materials for Drug Delivery Applications9. Synthesis of Hydrogels and their Emerging Role in Pharmaceutics10. Targeting aspects of hydrogels in drug delivery or biomedical applications11. Nanostructured Organic-Organic Bio-Hybrid Delivery Systems12. Metal oxide nanoparticles in removing residual pharmaceutical products from water and wastewater13. Synthesis, Characterization, Properties and Applications of Metal Oxides and their future aspects14. Advanced Experience in the Use of Biodegradable and ZnO Nanoparticles in the Treatment of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia15. Antibacterial and antifungal properties of new a-Ag2WO4 micro- and nanocrystals16. Targeting metastatic cancer through nanoconjugated quercetin: recent development17. Nanotherapeutics for oral cavity

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: February 28, 2019
  • Language: English

About the editor

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Alexandru Mihai Grumezescu

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.
Affiliations and expertise
Assistant Professor, Department of Science and Engineering of Oxide Materials and Nanomaterials, Faculty of Applied Chemistry and Materials Science, University Politehnica of Bucharest, Romania

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