The Handbook of Nanomedicine

• Main Author: Jain, Kewal K. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Totowa, NJ : Humana Press : Imprint: Humana Press, 2012.
• Edition: 2nd ed. 2012.
• Subjects: Chemistry.; Biotechnology.; Nanotechnology.

Nanomedicine is defined as the application of nanobiotechnology in clinical medicine, which is currently being used to research the pathomechanism of disease, refine molecular diagnostics, and aid in the discovery, development, and delivery of drugs. In The Handbook of Nanomedicine, Second Edition,...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Nanotechnologies
• Nanotechnologies for Basic Research Relevant to Medicine
• Nanomolecular Diagnostics
• Nanopharmaceuticals
• Role of Nanotechnology in Biological Therapies
• Nanodevices & Techniques for Clinical Applications
• Nanooncology
• Nanoneurology
• Nanocardiology
• Nanopulmonology
• Nanoorthopedics
• Nanoophthalmology
• Nanomicrobiology
• Miscellaneous Healthcare Applications of Nanobiotechnology
• Nanobiotechnology and Personalized Medicine
• Nanotoxicology
• Ethical and Regulatory Aspects of Nanomedicine
• Research and Future of Nanomedicine
• References.