Nanostructured Materials for Biomedical Applications
- 1st Edition - June 20, 2024
- Latest edition
- Editors: Raji Vijayamma, Nandakumar Kalarikkal, Sabu Thomas
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 0 8 3 8 - 2
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 0 8 3 9 - 9
Nanostructured Materials for Biomedical Applications highlights progress, challenges and opportunities in nanomedicine and discusses novel engineering approaches of nanost… Read more
Nanostructured Materials for Biomedical Applications highlights progress, challenges and opportunities in nanomedicine and discusses novel engineering approaches of nanostructured materials that are useful in various biomedical applications. The book provides a comprehensive review of the state-of-the-art in bio-nanotechnology, with an emphasis on diverse biomedical applications, such as in drug delivery, bioimaging, hyperthermia and targeted cancer therapy. Users will find this to be a broad introductory reference for anyone new to the field or those who wish to gain a thorough overview of nanostructured materials in the context of biomedical applications.
The breadth of this book will appeal to an interdisciplinary audience, including materials scientists, pharmaceutical scientists and biomedical engineers.
The breadth of this book will appeal to an interdisciplinary audience, including materials scientists, pharmaceutical scientists and biomedical engineers.
- Covers a range of nanomaterial types, including metal nanoparticles, luminescent nanoparticles, cubosomes, smart nanostructures, and much more
- Reviews the diverse applications of nanomaterials in biomedicine, such as in theranostics, biosensing, cancer therapy, drug delivery and tissue engineering
- Provides a concise, introductory reference for those new to the fields of bionanomaterials and bio-nanotechnology
Materials scientists and biomedical engineers, Pharmaceutical scientists, polymer scientists
1. Introduction to synthesis and characterization of Nanostructured Materials
2. Metal and metal oxide Nanoparticles –Applications in medicine
3. Metal nanostructures in cancer therapy
4. Biological interactions and fate of nanomaterials in the living system
5. Cubosomes - Excellent pharmaceutical carriers
6. Luminescent nanoparticles for applications in biomedical field
7. Multifunctional magnetic nanoparticles for biomedical applications
8. Self assembled smart nanostructures for drug delivery applications
9. Recent advances in nanotheragnostics
10. Polymeric nanoparticles for biomedical applications
11. Nanocomposites and their applications in dentistry
12. Protein and peptide nanoparticles for drug delivery applications
13. Ferritin nanocages for targeted drug delivery applications
14. Health, Saftey and Risk assessments of Nanomaterials in Biomedical field
2. Metal and metal oxide Nanoparticles –Applications in medicine
3. Metal nanostructures in cancer therapy
4. Biological interactions and fate of nanomaterials in the living system
5. Cubosomes - Excellent pharmaceutical carriers
6. Luminescent nanoparticles for applications in biomedical field
7. Multifunctional magnetic nanoparticles for biomedical applications
8. Self assembled smart nanostructures for drug delivery applications
9. Recent advances in nanotheragnostics
10. Polymeric nanoparticles for biomedical applications
11. Nanocomposites and their applications in dentistry
12. Protein and peptide nanoparticles for drug delivery applications
13. Ferritin nanocages for targeted drug delivery applications
14. Health, Saftey and Risk assessments of Nanomaterials in Biomedical field
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: June 20, 2024
- Language: English
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Raji Vijayamma
Dr Raji Vijayamma is a postdoctoral researcher in Professor Sabu Thomas’ lab at International and Inter University Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Mahatma Gandi University,, Kerala, India.
Affiliations and expertise
postdoctoral researcher in Professor Sabu Thomas’ lab at International and Inter University Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Mahatma Gandi University, Kerala, India.NK
Nandakumar Kalarikkal
Dr. Nandakumar Kalarikkal is an Associate Professor at the School of Pure and Applied Physics and Joint Director
of the International and Inter University Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology of Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India. His research activities
involve applications of nanostructured materials, laser plasma, and phase transitions. He is the recipient of research fellowships and associateships from prestigious government organizations such as the Department of Science and Technology and Council of Scientific and Industrial Research of the Government of India. He has active collaborations with national and international scientific institutions in India, South Africa, Slovenia, Canada, France, Germany, Malaysia, Australia, and the United States. He has more than 130 publications in peer-reviewed journals. He also co-edited nine books of scientific interest and co-authored many book chapters.
Affiliations and expertise
Director, International and Inter University Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, and Director and Chair, School of Pure and Applied Physics, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, IndiaST
Sabu Thomas
Dr. Sabu Thomas (Ph.D.) is the Director of the School of Energy Materials, School of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology of Mahatma Gandhi University, India. He received his Ph. D. in 1987 in Polymer Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur, India. He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, London, and a member of the American Chemical Society. He has been ranked no.1 in India about the number of publications (most productive scientists). Prof. Thomas’s research group specialized areas of polymers which includes Polymer blends, Fiber filled polymer composites, Particulate-filled polymer composites and their morphological characterization, Ageing and degradation, Pervaporation phenomena, sorption and diffusion, Interpenetrating polymer systems, Recyclability and reuse of waste plastics and rubbers, Elastomer cross-linking, Dual porous nanocomposite scaffolds for tissue engineering, etc. Prof. Thomas’s research group has extensive exchange programs with different industries, research, and academic institutions all over the world and is performing world-class collaborative research in various fields. Professors Centre is equipped with various sophisticated instruments and has established state-of-the-art experimental facilities which cater to the needs of researchers within the country and abroad. His H Index- 133, Google Citations- 86424, Number of Publications- 1300, and Books-160.
Affiliations and expertise
Director of the School of Energy Materials, Founder Director of the International and Inter-University Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, and Professor in the School of Chemical Sciences, the International and Inter-University Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, and the School of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology at Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, IndiaRead Nanostructured Materials for Biomedical Applications on ScienceDirect