[Nanostructure Science and Technology] Multifunctional Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery Applications || Dendrimer-Based Nanoparticle Therapies: Can Uniform Multifunctional Therapeutics Be Made with Current Chemical Approaches?

✍ Scribed by Svenson, Sonke; Prud'homme, Robert K.

• Book ID: 120887059
• Publisher: Springer US
• Year: 2012
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 1019 KB
• Edition: 2012
• Category: Article
• ISBN: 1461423058
• DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-2305-8_14

✦ Synopsis

This book clearly demonstrates the progression of nanoparticle therapeutics from basic research to applications. This book, unlike others covering nanoparticles used in medical applications, presents the medical challenges that can be reduced or even overcome by recent advances in nanoscale drug delivery. Each chapter highlights recent progress in the design and engineering of select multifunctional nanoparticles with topics covering targeting, imaging, delivery, diagnostics, and therapy.