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Nanomedicine Manufacturing and Applications

1st Edition - June 22, 2021

Editors: Francis Verpoort, Ikram Ahmad, Awais Ahmad, Anish Khan, Ching Yern Chee

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9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 2 0 7 7 3 - 4

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Nanomedicine explores the modification and enhancement of the properties and performances of typical drugs to treat various diseases. Nano-based medicines have advantages in… Read more

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Nanomedicine explores the modification and enhancement of the properties and performances of typical drugs to treat various diseases. Nano-based medicines have advantages in several ways, such as in nanotherapeutics, nanotheranostics, and nanodiagnostics.Nanomedicine Manufacturing and Applications effectively explores the major manufacturing techniques and applications of nanomaterial-based medicine in the areas of chemotherapy, biochips, insulin pumps, and other treatment methods. This book explains how nanomedicines are developed from nanoparticles as well as their biomedical and other applications related to healthcare.This book is an important reference source for nanoscientists, biomaterials scientists, and biomedical engineers who want to learn more about how nano-based medicines are made and used.

1. Introduction to nanomedicine an overview.
Awais Ahmad, Ikram Ahmad, Anish Khan, Muhammad Abdullah, Ching Yern Chee, and Francis Verpoort

2. Nanoparticles and medicine .
Navasingh Rajesh Jesudoss Hynes, Ramakrishnan Sankaranarayanan, and Jagatheesa Perumal Senthil Kumar

3. Recent advancements, developments, and regulatory issues in nanomedicine.
Hina Tabassum, Ikram Ahmad, Awais Ahmad, Hira Tabassum, Maryam Zaheer Kiyani, Anish Khan, Madiha Younas, and Abdullah M Asiri

4. Nanobiology in medicine .
Nikita Agrawal, Muktishree Mahendra, Tej Singh, and Brijesh Gangil

5. Nanomaterial synthesis protocols.
Awais Ahmad, Ikram Ahmad, Shamim Ramzan, Maryam Zaheer Kiyani, Deepak Dubal, and N.M. Mubarak

6. Recent advancement and developments in biomaterial-based nanomedicines, imaging, and cures
Muhammad Amin Abid, Muhammad Rizwan, and Muhammad Khalid Azeem

7. Nanomedicine: Promises and challenges.
Irha Basit, Farwa Batool Shamsi, Maryam Zaheer Kiyani, Shamim Ramzan, Awais Ahmad, Anish Khan, and Abdullah M Asiri

8. Nanotoxicity of nanoparticles.
Anand Babu Perumal, Reshma B Nambiar, Periyar Selvam Sellamuthu, and Emmanuel Rotimi Sadiku

9. Role of XRD for nanomaterial analysis.
Awais Ahmad, Muhammad Pervaiz, Shamim Ramzan, Maryam Zaheer Kiyani, Anish Khan, Ikram Ahmad, and Abdullah M Asiri

10. Advantages and disadvantages of nanodevices.
Jagatheesa Perumal Senthil Kumar, Ramakrishnan Sankaranarayanan, Jesudoss Angela Jennifa Sujana, and Navasingh Rajesh Jesudoss Hynes

11. Recent advancement and development in nanoneurology
Ikram Ahmad, Hina Tabassum, Farwa Batool Shamsi, Saad Maroof Saeed, Awais Ahmad, and Shahid Hussain

12. A critical approach to nanocardiology.
Ikram Ahmad, Hina Tabassum, Farwa Batool Shamsi, Saad Maroof Saeed, Maryam Maqsood, and Amira Anwar

13. Nanocarrier drugs for eye treatment.
N.J. Vignesh, P. Shenbaga Velu, and Navasingh Rajesh Jesudoss Hynes

14. Nanomedicine and drug delivery.
Irha Basit, Shahid Hussain, Carlo Suntulli, Syed Abbas Raza, Tahsin Gulzar, and Akasha Aftab

15. Nanomedicine and gene delivery.
Farrukh Azeem, Usman Ijaz, Sumbal Rashid, Habibullah Nadeem, Hamid Manzoor, and Sabir Hussain

16. Nanomedicine and tissue engineering.
Awais Ahmad, Madiha Younas, Carlo Suntulli, Maryam Zaheer Kiyani, Rabia Ali, Omme Habbiba, and Muhammad Zubair

17. Nanomedicine and cancer.
Ikram Ahmad, Hina Tabassum, Farwa Batool Shamsi, Saad Maroof Saeed, Sadia Aslam, and Sobia Tabassum

18. Role of silver nanoparticles in multifunctional drug delivery .
Madiha Younas, Muhammad Awais Ahmad, Fakiha Tul Jannat, Tayyaba Ashfaq, and Awais Ahmad

19. Nutraceutical sector and nanomedicine.
Kumar Rajendran, Divya Dharmaraj, Madhuri Krishnamoorthy, Kannan Karuppiah, and Kannapiran Ethiraj

20. Carbon nanotubes for neural cell growth.
Asghari Gul, Sadia Aslam, Shamim Ramzan, Tajdar Ahmed, and Awais Ahmad

21. Antibiotic drug resistance and its impact with nonmaterial.
Awais Ahmad, Syed Abbas Raza, Akasha Aftab, Tahsin Gulzar, Sadia Aslam, and Farwa Batool Shamsi

Francis Verpoort

For about two decades, Prof. Francis Verpoort has carried out broad and fruitful teaching and research activity at Ghent University in various areas of materials chemistry, including organometallics, catalysis, molecular spectroscopy, related with notable applications in the production of fine chemicals and advanced polymeric materials. He has developed an extensive international scientific cooperation with scientists worldwide, taking part as an active member in different international scientific organizations, as well as in numerous successful bilateral collaboration projects with foreign academic institutions and universities across Europe, China, Russia, India, and in the UAE. In 2011, he was also appointed as Chair Professor at Wuhan University of Technology, China, where he established a research group covering organometallics and materials chemistry. Prof. Verpoort’s main research interests concern the structure and mechanisms of organometallic material chemistry, homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis, MOFs and MOPs, Porous Organic Polymers (POPs), water splitting, olefin metathesis and its applications in fine chemicals and polymers, CO2 conversion, polymers. A particular specialism is the application of MOFs, POPs for the environment, water purification, and downstream upgrading applications.

Affiliations and expertise

Professor, Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium

Ikram Ahmad

Dr. Ikram Ahmad is an assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Sahiwal, Pakistan. His research interests are inorganic material chemistry, catalysis, nanomaterials and their application in organic synthesis, organic transformations, degradation, sensing, and photocatalysis.

Affiliations and expertise

Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, The University of Sahiwal, Sahiwal, Pakistan

Awais Ahmad

Awais Ahmad s/o Muhammad Aslam Haral is working as Researcher at Departamento de Quimica Organica, Universidad de Cordoba, Edificio Marie Curie (C-3), Ctra Nnal IV-A, Km 396, E14014 Cordoba, Spain Under supervision of Prof Rafael Luque. He done his graduation from Government college University Faisalabad under supervision of Khalid Mahmood Zia. After that he done his master's degree from University of Lahore under supervision of Dr Muhammad Pervaiz, and Co-Supervisor was Dr Ikram Ahmad. During his research Career till yet he Published 60 SCI papers with accumulative impact factor of > 230. His research on nanomaterials, composite materials, coated materials, heterogenous catalysis, MOF, self-sacrifice MOF, single atom catalysis, photocatalysis, and electrochemical sensor formulations. He used these materials for wastewater treatment, removal of heavy metals, degradation of organic pollutants, CO2 conversion, supercapacitors, dye sensing solar cells, gel electrolyte, sensing of hazardous metals in wastewater, Conversion of hazardous gases into useful product, nitrogen fixation, Catalysis for organic transformation, Li-S batteries, GCE nafion fiber, and water splitting. He has excellent understanding in designing of composite material, HRTEM, SEM, FT-IR, GC with photo reactor, UV-Vis., EDS, XRD, CV, DSC, XPS, TGA. Have handful expertise in Origin-8, Sigmaplot and Chemdraw.

Affiliations and expertise

Researcher, Departamento de Quimica Organica, Universidad de Cordoba, Pakistan

Anish Khan

Dr. Anish Khan is Currently working as Assistant Professor, Chemistry Department, Centre of Excellence for Advanced Materais Research (CEAMR), Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Ph.D. from Aligarh Muslim University, India from 2010. Research experience of working in the field of synthetic polymers, organic-inorganic electrically conducting nano-composites. Complete Postdoctoral from School of Chemical Sciences, University Sains Malaysia (USM) electroanalytical chemistry in 2010-2011. Research and teaching experiance, more than 100 research papers published in reffered international journal. More then 20 international conferences/ workshop and 3 books published 6 in Progress and 12 Book chapters. Around 20 research project completed. Manageriel Editor of Chemical and Environmental Research (CER) Journal, Member of American Nano Society, Field of specialization is polymer nano composite/cation-exchanger/chemical sensor/microbiosensor/nanotechnology, application of nano materials in electroanalytical chemistry, material chemistry, ion-exchange chromatography and electro-analytical chemistry, dealing with the synthesis, characterization (using different analytical techniques) and derivatization of inorganic ion-exchanger by the incorporation of electrically conducting polymers. Preparation and characterization of hybrid nano composite materials and their applications, Polymeric inorganic cation –exchange materials, Electrically conducting polymeric, materials, Composite material use as Sensors, Green chemistry by remediation of pollution, Heavy metal ion selective membrane electrode, Biosensor on neurotransmitter.

Affiliations and expertise

Center of Excellence for Advanced Materials Research, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia

Ching Yern Chee

Ching Yem Chee is Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering, University of Malaya, Malaysia. His research interests are in the areas of MEMS and nanomaterials.

Affiliations and expertise

Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering, University of Malaya, Malaysia