Nanoscale Materials in Targeted Drug Delivery, Theragnosis and Tissue Regeneration

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Yadav, Sudesh Kumar (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Pharmacology.; Biomedical engineering.; Genetic engineering.; Pharmacotherapy.; Nanotechnology.; Biomedicine.; Biomedical Engineering/Biotechnology.; Nanotechnology and Microengineering.; Pharmacology/Toxicology.; Genetic Engineering.

This book is the first of its kind to offer a comprehensive and up-to-date discussion of the use of nanoscale materials for biomedical applications, with a particular focus on drug delivery, theragnosis and tissue regeneration. It also describes in detail the methods used in the preparation of nanop...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Nanoscale materials in targeted drug delivery
• 2. Biodegradable nanoparticles and their in vivo fate
• 3. Metallic nanoparticles, toxicity issues and applications in medicine
• 4. Liposomal and phytosomal formulations
• 5. Nanocellulose and nanocomposites
• 6. Theragnosis: Nanoparticles as a tool for simultaneous therapy and diagnosis
• 7. Cellular response of therapeutic nanoparticles.