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Drug Delivery and Biomedical Applications of Porous Silicon-Based Nanocarriers
- 1st Edition - August 1, 2025
- Editors: Rajendra Awasthi, Santosh Kumar Singh, Anurag Kumar Singh
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 4 8 0 2 - 3
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 4 8 0 3 - 0
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Request a sales quoteDrug Delivery and Biomedical Applications of Porous Silicon-Based Nanocarriers delivers an up-to-date and complete overview of the range of biomedical applications for porous silicon nanomaterials, with a special emphasis on drug delivery. This book introduces the fundamentals and beneficial properties of porous silicon, including thermal properties and stabilization, photochemical and nonthermal chemical modification, protein modification, and biocompatibility. The book then builds on the systematic detailing of each biomedical application using porous silicon, such as vaccine development, drug delivery, and tissue engineering. It also contains new insights on in-vivo assessment of porous silicon, photodynamic and photothermal therapy, micro- and nanoneedles, cancer immunotherapy, and more. Drug Delivery and Biomedical Applications of Porous Silicon-Based Nanocarriers is of interest to researchers in the fields of materials science, nanotechnology, pharmaceutical science, biomedical engineering, and cancer research.
- Details synthesis approaches and methodologies for porous silicon-based nanocarriers, enabling structural understanding and therapeutic applications
- Highlights the role of silica nanoparticles in targeted drug delivery, emphasizing their impact on cancer therapy, immunotherapy, neurodegenerative disorders, and other biomedical applications
- Explores clinical aspects and trials of silica nanoparticles for treatment options
Researchers and postgraduate students in the fields of materials science, nanotechnology, pharmaceutical science, and biomedical engineering, with an interest the development of novel materials
1. Historical advancements in targeted nanoscale drug delivery systems
2. Synthesis of Porous Silicon-based Nanoparticles
3. Characterization techniques for mesoporous silicon nanoparticles
4. Mesoporous silicon for solubility enhancement of drugs
5. Porous silicon-based nanocarriers for tumor targeting
6. Porous silicon and related composites for topical drug delivery
7. Porous silicon nanocarriers for the management of neurodegenerative disorders
8. Functionalized silica nanocarriers for brain targeted delivery
9. Porous silicon-based materials in nanoneedle and microneedle-based drug delivery systems
10. Porous silicon-based drug delivery carriers in cancer management
11. Stimuli-responsive silica nanoparticles: Smart systems for controlled drug delivery
12. Mesoporous silica-based nanocarriers in pulmonary drug delivery
13. Porous silicon nanoparticles for improved cellular uptake and targeted drug delivery
14. Recent advances in porous silicon-based technology for biomedical applications
15. Immunotherapeutic applications of porous silicon nanoparticles
16. Bioengineered porous silicon nanoparticles in vaccine development
17. Bioavailability enhancement of poorly soluble drugs with mesoporous silicon
18. Silica nanoparticles in clinical trials
19. Mesoporous silica nanoparticles for therapeutic uses: from bench to clinics
20. Future perspectives of mesoporous silica-based nanocarriers in drug delivery
2. Synthesis of Porous Silicon-based Nanoparticles
3. Characterization techniques for mesoporous silicon nanoparticles
4. Mesoporous silicon for solubility enhancement of drugs
5. Porous silicon-based nanocarriers for tumor targeting
6. Porous silicon and related composites for topical drug delivery
7. Porous silicon nanocarriers for the management of neurodegenerative disorders
8. Functionalized silica nanocarriers for brain targeted delivery
9. Porous silicon-based materials in nanoneedle and microneedle-based drug delivery systems
10. Porous silicon-based drug delivery carriers in cancer management
11. Stimuli-responsive silica nanoparticles: Smart systems for controlled drug delivery
12. Mesoporous silica-based nanocarriers in pulmonary drug delivery
13. Porous silicon nanoparticles for improved cellular uptake and targeted drug delivery
14. Recent advances in porous silicon-based technology for biomedical applications
15. Immunotherapeutic applications of porous silicon nanoparticles
16. Bioengineered porous silicon nanoparticles in vaccine development
17. Bioavailability enhancement of poorly soluble drugs with mesoporous silicon
18. Silica nanoparticles in clinical trials
19. Mesoporous silica nanoparticles for therapeutic uses: from bench to clinics
20. Future perspectives of mesoporous silica-based nanocarriers in drug delivery
- No. of pages: 560
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: August 1, 2025
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Paperback ISBN: 9780443248023
- eBook ISBN: 9780443248030
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Rajendra Awasthi
Rajendra Awasthi is Professor of Pharmaceutics at Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Health Sciences & Technology, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, UPES, Dehradun, India.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Health Sciences & Technology, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, UPES, Dehradun, IndiaSS
Santosh Kumar Singh
Santosh Kumar Singh is a Senior Scientist at the Centre of Experimental Medicine & Surgery, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India.
Affiliations and expertise
Senior Scientist, Centre of Experimental Medicine and Surgery (CEMS), Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, IndiaAS
Anurag Kumar Singh
Anurag Kumar Singh is a Research Associate in Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi, India.
Affiliations and expertise
Research Associate, Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi, India