ABSTRACT

The scope of nanotechnology in medical applications has expanded fast in the last two decades. With their unprecedented material properties, nanoscale materials present with unorthodox opportunities in a wide range of domains, including drug delivery and medical imaging. This book assembles the various facets of nanomedicine while discussing key issues such as physicochemical properties that enhance the appeal of nanomedicine.

The book is an excellent resource for physicians, PhDs, and postdocs involved in nanomedicine research to learn and understand the scope and complexity of the subject. It begins with a short history of nanotechnology, followed by a discussion on the fundamental concepts and extraordinary properties of nanoscale materials, and then slowly unfolds into multiple chapters illustrating the uses of various nanomaterials in drug delivery, sensing, and imaging.

chapter Chapter 1|12 pages

A Brief Historical Perspective

chapter Chapter 2|22 pages

Introduction to Nanomaterials

chapter Chapter 3|62 pages

Liposomes

chapter Chapter 4|18 pages

Solid Lipid Nanoparticles

chapter Chapter 5|32 pages

Buckminsterfullerene (C60)

chapter Chapter 6|20 pages

Carbon Nanotubes

chapter Chapter 7|28 pages

Dendrimers

chapter Chapter 8|46 pages

Polymeric Nanoparticles

chapter Chapter 9|30 pages

Porous Silicon Nanoparticles

chapter Chapter 10|22 pages

Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles

chapter Chapter 11|28 pages

Magnetic Nanoparticles

chapter Chapter 12|36 pages

Immunotherapy and Nanovaccines

chapter Chapter 13|32 pages

Nanoantibiotics

chapter Chapter 14|30 pages

Nanomaterials in Regenerative Medicine

chapter Chapter 15|46 pages

Nanosensors in Diagnostics

chapter Chapter 16|54 pages

Nanomaterials in Imaging

chapter Chapter 17|38 pages

Nanotoxicology

chapter Chapter 18|24 pages

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