ABSTRACT
The fast developing field of nanomedicine uses a broad variety of materials to serve as delivery systems for drugs, genes, and diagnostic agents. This book is the first attempt to put under one cover all major available information about these materials, both still on experimental levels and already applied in patients.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part 1|1 pages
Organic Nanostructures
part 1A|1 pages
Polymeric Nanostructures
chapter Chapter Four|66 pages
Polymeric Micelles as Versatile Carriers for Drugs and Nucleic Acids Delivery
part 1B|1 pages
Lipid-Based and Other Organic Structures
chapter Chapter Thirteen|26 pages
smartCrystals — Review of the Second Generation of Drug Nanocrystals
part 2|1 pages
Inorganic Nanostructures
part 2A|1 pages
Metal Structures
chapter Chapter Fourteen|48 pages
Plasmon-Resonant Gold Nanorods as Multifunctional Agents for Diagnostics, Imaging, and Photothermal Therapy
chapter Chapter Fifteen|30 pages
Biomedical Applications of Multi-Functional Silica-Based Gold Nanoshells
part 2B|1 pages
Miscellaneous Inorganic Structures