Nanoarchitectonics for smart delivery and drug targeting /

Nanoarchitectonics for Smart Delivery and Drug Targeting is one of the first books on the market to exclusively focus on the topic of nanoarchitectonics, a rapidly developing area of nanotechnology which allows scientists to arrange nanoscale structural units, typically a group of atoms or molecules...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Holban, Alina Maria
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford, UK : William Andrew, 2016.
Temas:
Drug delivery systems.
Drug targeting.
Nanomedicine.
Drug Delivery Systems
Syst�emes d'administration de m�edicaments.
M�edicaments > Ciblage.
MEDICAL > Pharmacology.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover ; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Contributors; Preface; Part 1
  • Smart Delivery; 1
  • Therapeutic Nanostructures: Application of Mechanical Engineering in Drug Delivery; 1
  • Introduction; 1.1
  • Drug Delivery Definition; 1.2
  • Nanotechnology; 1.3
  • Applying Nanotechnology to Drug Delivery Systems; 1.3.1
  • Nanocarrier and Application; 1.3.2
  • Nanocarrier With Various Shape and Size; 1.3.3
  • Targeting Strategies; 1.3.4
  • Passive Targeting; 1.3.5
  • Active Targeting; 2
  • Application of Electromagnetism in Drug Delivery; 2.1
  • Properties of Magnetic Nanoparticles.
  • 2.2
  • Biological Application2.2.1
  • Magnetic Separation; 2.2.2
  • Drug and Gene Delivery; 2.2.3
  • Hyperthermia; 2.2.4
  • MRI Imaging; 2.3
  • Governing Equations; 2.3.1
  • Biofluid Equations; 2.3.2
  • Source Terms; 2.3.3
  • Solid Phase Equations; 2.3.4
  • Magnetic Field Equations; 2.4
  • Boundary Conditions; 2.5
  • Solution of Governing Equations; 2.5.1
  • Eulerian Method; 2.5.2
  • Lagrangian Method; 2.6
  • Experimental Results; 3
  • Application of Ultrasonic Waves in Drug Delivery; 3.1
  • Acoustic Radiation Force; 3.2
  • Heat Generation; 3.3
  • Acoustic Cavitation.
  • 3.4
  • Future of Ultrasonic-Activated Drug Delivery4
  • Simulation Methods for Dispersion of Nanoparticles in Drug Delivery Systems; 4.1
  • Governing Equations; 5
  • Conclusions; References; 2
  • Nanoarchitectured Biomaterials: Present Status and Future Prospects in Drug Delivery; 1
  • Introduction; 2
  • Liposomes; 2.1
  • Properties of Liposomes; 2.2
  • Application of Liposomes in Drug Delivery; 3
  • Dendrimers; 3.1
  • Synthesis of Dendrimers; 3.2
  • Advantages of Dendrimers; 3.3
  • Applications of Dendrimers in Drug Delivery; 4
  • Aquasomes; 4.1
  • Properties of Aquasomes.
  • 4.2
  • Application of Aquasomes in Drug Delivery5
  • Nanoparticles; 5.1
  • Nanoparticles in Drug Delivery; 6
  • Nanogels; 6.1
  • Properties of Nanogels; 6.2
  • Nanogels in Drug Delivery; 7
  • Nanoemulsions; 7.1
  • Advantages and Disadvantages of Nanoemulsions; 7.2
  • Application in Drug Delivery; 8
  • Carbon Nanotubes; 8.1
  • Characteristics of Carbon Nanotubes; 8.2
  • Carbon Nanotubes in Drug Delivery; 9
  • Quantum Dots; 9.1
  • Applications of Quantum Dots in Drug Delivery; 10
  • Conclusions; References; 3
  • Smart Nanopolysaccharides for the Delivery of Bioactives; 1
  • Introduction.
  • 2
  • Structural Basis for Smartness of Nanopolysaccharides2.1
  • Chitosan; 2.2
  • Alginates; 2.3
  • Carrageenan; 2.4
  • Dextran; 2.5
  • Hyaluronic Acid; 3
  • Fabrication of Polysaccharide Nanostructures; 3.1
  • Covalent Crosslinking Method; 3.2
  • Ionic Crosslinking Method; 3.3
  • Gelation of Emulsion Droplets; 3.4
  • Self-Aggregation Process; 3.5
  • Nanoprecipitation Method; 4
  • Polysaccharide Nanostructures in the Delivery of Therapeutics; 4.1
  • Chitosan-Based Nanocarriers; 4.2
  • Alginate-Based Nanosystems; 4.3
  • Carrageenan Nanoparticles; 4.4
  • Dextran NPs; 4.5
  • Hyaluronic Acid-Based Conjugates.

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