Particulate Technology for Delivery of Therapeutics

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Jana, Sougata (Editor), Jana, Subrata (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Pharmacology.; Biomedical engineering.; Genetic engineering.; Pharmacotherapy.; Nanotechnology.; Biomedicine.; Pharmacology/Toxicology.; Biomedical Engineering/Biotechnology.; Genetic Engineering.

The book focuses on novel particulate technologies for the purpose of drug delivery to humans. Nowadays, macro and nano-scale particles are being investigated for targeted delivery of small and large biological macromolecules. The targeting of drugs can minimize the dosage regimen and reduces dose r...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Basics in particulate technology
• 2. Natural polymer based hydrogel system for drug delivery
• 3. Polymeric nanoparticulate systems
• 4. Polymersome drug delivery system
• 5. Nanocrystals technology
• 6. Nanolipids  in the design of drug delivery carriers
• 7. Dendrimer as therapeutic carriers
• 8. Cationic polyelectrolyte in gene delivery
• 9. Gold nanoparticles in cancer therapy
• 10. Inorganic nanocomposites
• 11. Stem cells in nanoparticulate delivery. .