Nanoparticles in Pharmacotherapy

Erscheinungsjahr 2019
ISBN: 978-0-12-816504-1
Verlag: William Andrew Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 632 Seiten, Format (B × H): 191 mm x 237 mm, Gewicht: 1282 g

Reihe: Micro & Nano Technologies

Nanoparticles in Pharmacotherapy explores the most recent findings on how nanoparticles are used in pharmacotherapy, starting with their synthesis, characterization and current or potential uses. This book is a valuable resource of recent scientific progress that includes the most cutting-edge applications of nanoparticles in pharmacotherapy. It is ideal for researchers, medical doctors and those in academia.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Grumezescu, Alexandru Mihai

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Pharmakologie, Toxikologie
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Pharmakotherapie, Psychopharmakotherapie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Physicochemical characterisation of PAMAM dendrimer as a multifunctional nanocarrier2. The evolution of dendrimers to composite dendrimers: A review of the state of the art3. Polymeric micelles in biomedical science 4. Biophysicochemical studies of self-assembled neutral lipoplexes compacted as metal-based nucleic acid nanopharmaceuticals: from supramolecular structures to interactions with cellular membranes5. Solid lipid nanoparticles for the delivery of drug molecules6. Solid Lipid Nanopartricles and Nanostructured Lipid Carriers as Sophisticated Drug Carrier Systems7. Lipid nanocarriers as skin drug delivery systems8. Tissue engineering applications of nanobiomaterials9. Antimicrobial Activity of Silver Nanoparticles10. Polymer Based Silver and Magnesium ions co-doped Calcium Phosphate Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering Applications11. Current Trends in Site and Target Specific Delivery of Nanomedicine for Gene Therapy12. Functionalized Graphene-based Nanomaterials for Drug Delivery and Biomedical Applications in Cancer Chemotherapy13. Stimuli sensitive systems for camptothecin delivery14. Pharmaceutical nanotechnology in the treatment of Acanthamoeba infections15. Nanoparticles for cosmetic use16. Skin wound regeneration using nanostructures17. Fullerens used in pharmacotherapy

Über Autor(innen)

Grumezescu, Alexandru Mihai
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.