Nanotherapeutics : drug delivery concepts in nanoscience / edited by Alf Lamprecht.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lamprecht, Alf.

Louis A. Duhring Fund.

John G. Hartman Memorial Library Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nanomedicine.

Drug Delivery Systems.

Nanostructures.

Nanotechnology.

Drug delivery systems.

Medical Subjects:

Nanomedicine.

Drug Delivery Systems.

Nanostructures.

Physical Description:

xii, 279 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Singapore : Pan Stanford Pub. ; Hackensack, NJ : Distributed by World Scientific Pub., [2009]

Summary:

This timely book provides an overview of possible therapeutic applications. The first part of the book highlights general properties of and phenomena observed with nanoparticles, and the subsequent consequences for applications in drug delivery. The second part focuses on the therapeutic approaches that are possible through the use of nanoparticles, with each chapter discussing a specific disease (e.g. diabetes, cancer, inflammation, etc.) and the relevant therapeutic approaches based on the design of nanoparticulate drug delivery systems. Written in a concise manner, readers will gain an insight into the basics of nanoparticle preparation as well as a more detailed account of what is therapeutically feasible by using nanoparticle approaches.

Contents:

Part I General Aspects of Nanotherapeutics 1

Chapter 1 Nanocarriers in Drug Delivery - Design, Manufacture and Physicochemical Properties / Christoph Schmidt, Alf Lamprecht 3

Chapter 2 Transport Across Biological Barriers / Noha Nafee, Vivekanand Bhardwaj, Marc Schneider 39

Chapter 3 Targeting Approaches / Sandrine Cammas-Marion 67

Part II Disease-Related Approaches by Nanotherapeutics 91

Chapter 4 Nanoscale Cancer Therapeutics / Yann Pellequer, Alf Lamprecht 93

Chapter 5 Nanotherapeutics for Skin Diseases / Nicolas Atrux-Tallau, Francoise Falson, Fabrice Pirot 125

Chapter 6 Nanoparticles for Oral Vaccination / Juan M. Irache, Hesham H. Salman, Sara Gomez, Carlos Gamazo 163

Chapter 7 Nanoparticles: Therapeutic Approaches for Bacterial Diseases / Brice Moulari 199

Chapter 8 Nanoparticle Therapy in Parasites Diseases: Possibility and Reality! / Malika Larabi 227

Chapter 9 Nanocarriers in the Therapy of Inflammatory Disease / Alf Lamprecht 261.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the John G. Hartman Memorial Library Fund.

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Louis A. Duhring Fund.

ISBN:

9789814241021

9814241024

OCLC:

237807785