Computational Nanomedicine and Nanotechnology Lectures with Computer Practicums /

• Main Authors: Letfullin, Renat R. (Author), George, Thomas F. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Subjects: Engineering.; Pharmaceutical technology.; Oncology.; Nanotechnology.; Microwaves.; Optical engineering.; Biomedical engineering.; Biomedical Engineering.; Pharmaceutical Sciences/Technology.; Biological and Medical Physics, Biophysics.; Nanotechnology and Microengineering.; Microwaves, RF and Optical Engineering.

This textbook, aimed at advanced undergraduate and graduate students, introduces the basic knowledge required for nanomedicine and nanotechnology, and emphasizes how the combined use of chemistry and light with nanoparticles can serve as treatments and therapies for cancer. This includes nanodevices...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Introduction to Nanomedicine
• 2. Introduction to Cancer Cells and Targeting
• 3. Introduction to Cancer Therapy and Detection by Plasmonic Nanoparticles
• 4. Introduction to Light-Particle Interactions.