Rövid leírás:

This book highlights application of nanomaterials for drug delivery, therapy, and engineering. It covers stimuli-sensitive drug delivery systems including an overview of the physical, chemical, biological, and nano systems. It also presents clinical status for different types of nanoplatforms and assesses novel applications of nanomaterials.

Hosszú leírás:

This book highlights application of nanomaterials for drug delivery, therapy, and engineering. It covers stimuli-sensitive drug delivery systems including an overview of the physical, chemical, biological, and multi-stimuli-responsive nanosystems. It also presents analysis of clinical status for different types of nanoplatforms and assesses novel applications of nanomaterials in the areas of smart delivery and drug targeting. It further discusses the advantages and disadvantages of each application of pertinent nanomaterials.

Features:

• Provides academic introduction to the uses of nanotechnology in drug delivery.








• Discusses use of nanomaterials in targeting a drug to specific tissues and cells.








• Presents an analysis of clinical status for different types of nanoplatforms.








• Covers applications in drug delivery, therapy, and engineering.








• Focuses on how novel nanotechnology-orientated methods can help improve treatment.

This book is aimed at researchers and graduate students in biomedical and biochemical engineering, pharmaceutical, chemical and bioprocess engineering, materials science, and drug delivery mechanisms.

Tartalomjegyzék:

1. Introduction. 2. Nano-Based Drug Delivery System. 3. Drug Designing and Drug Delivery. 4. Nanocarrier Used in Drug Delivery System. 5. Natural Product-Based Nanotechnology and Drug Delivery. 6. Nanoparticles in Diagnosis, Detection, and Imaging. 7. Nanoparticle Application in Non-Parenteral Applications. 8. Nanomedicine Approved by FDA and EMEA. 9. Nanoparticulate Carriers Used as Vaccine Adjuvant Delivery Systems. 10. Future of Nanomedicines and Drug Delivery System