Nanomaterials and Nanosystems for Biomedical Applications

✍ Scribed by Nesrin Hasirci (auth.), M. Reza Mozafari (eds.)

Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Year: 2007
Tongue: English
Leaves: 170
Edition: 1
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

"Nanomaterials and Nanosystems for Biomedical Applications" brings together under a single cover various aspects of functional bioengineered materials and nanostructured biomaterials including commonly used implants and sustained release nanodevices. The book includes expert reviews on the advances and current problems associated with the implants and nanodevices along with their applications in medicine, pharmaceutics, cancer therapy, gene transfer and drug delivery. The editor, M. R. Mozafari (PhD), has been working in the field of nanobiotechnology for the past 14 years and has produced more than 60 publications. The book also describes the key research parameters pertaining to major technologies employed in the field. To put it in perspective, all important aspects dealing with the chemistry, physics, biology and engineering of nanostructured biomaterials and their applications in nanobiotechnology are covered.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages I-XVII
Micro and Nano Systems in Biomedicine and Drug Delivery....Pages 1-26
New Lipid- and Glycolipid-Based Nanosystems for Targeted Gene Delivery: Cholenims, Glycoclips, Glycolipids and Chitosan....Pages 27-51
Artificial Implants – New Developments and Associated Problems....Pages 53-65
Niosomes as Nanocarrier Systems....Pages 67-81
Starch – A Potential Biomaterial for Biomedical Applications....Pages 83-98
Alternative Applications for Drug Delivery: Nasal and Pulmonary Routes....Pages 99-112
An Overview of Liposome-Derived Nanocarrier Technologies....Pages 113-123
Uptake Studies of Free and Liposomal Sclareol by Mcf-7 and H-460 Human Cancer Cell Lines....Pages 125-133
Release Advantages of A Liposomal Dendrimer-Doxorubicin Complex, Over Conventional Liposomal Formulation of Doxorubicin....Pages 135-144
Applications of Light and Electron Microscopic Techniques in Liposome Research....Pages 145-153
Back Matter....Pages 154-166