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Nanomaterials for Drug Delivery and Therapy

  • 1st Edition - March 14, 2019
  • Latest edition
  • Author: Alexandru Mihai Grumezescu
  • Language: English

Nanomaterials for Drug Delivery and Therapy presents recent advances in the field of nanobiomaterials and their important applications in drug delivery, therapy and engineeri… Read more

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Description

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.

Key features

  • 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

Readership

Biomaterials scientists, pharmaceutical scientists, toxicologists, biomedical engineers, medicinal chemists and postgraduate students specializing in the areas of nanomedicine, bionanomaterials and nanotechnology applications in healthcare.

Table of contents

1. Injectable Microgel-Hydrogel Composites for Drug DeliveryMohammad Bayat2. Graphene nanomaterials Chemistry and Pharmaceutical PerspectivesAzhar U. Khan3. Carbon Nanomaterials as Pharmaceutic Forms for Sustained and Controlled Delivery SystemsDaniel Boone-Villa4. Chitosan based nanoparticulate system for controlled delivery of biological macromoleculesTapan Kumar Giri5. Drug delivery to the brainArchana Khosa6. Nanoparticles for drug and gene targeting neurodegeneration in brain and eyeYing Chau7. Multifunctional nanocrystals for cancer therapy: A potential nanocarrierGautam Singhvi8. Novel multifunctional nanocarrier-mediated codelivery for targeting and treatment of prostate cancerAnil Kumar Dwivedi9. Potential of encapsulated phytochemicals in hydrogel particles Katarina Savikin10. Nanodrug delivery systems for transdermal drug deliveryCarmen Chifiriuc11. Clinical and therapeutic applications of various nano drug delivery systems focusing diabetes, cancers and tuberculosisCarmen Chifiriuc12. Nanoparticles: Toxicity, bio-distribution, fate, clearance and PK-PDCarmen Chifiriuc13. Polymeric and lipid-based systems for controlled drug release: an engineering point of viewGaetano Lamberti14. Theranostics application of nanomedicine in cancer detection and treatmentBusi Siddhardha15. Cell and organ drug targetingPandey Prakash Sharad Sr. and Dipanjana Gosh16. Characterization of Pharmaceutical Nanocarriers: In-vitro and In-vivo StudiesVinod L. Gaikwad17. Hybrid Nanocomposites for Imaging-Guided Synergistic TheranosticsLinlin Li

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: March 14, 2019
  • Language: English

About the author

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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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