1 option
Theranostics and image guided drug delivery / edited by Maya Thanou.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Maya Thanou
- Series:
- Drug discovery series ; 63.
- Drug Discovery Series ; 63
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Drug delivery systems.
- Drugs--Testing.
- Drugs.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (283 pages) : illustrations.
- Place of Publication:
- Croydon, England : Royal Society of Chemistry, 2018.
- Summary:
- Molecular imaging of drugs or drug carriers is a valuable tool that can provide important information on spatiotemporal distribution of drugs, allowing improved drug distribution at target sites. Chemically labelled drugs can be used to both diagnose and treat diseases. This book introduces the topic of image guided drug delivery and covers the latest imaging techniques and developments in theranostics, highlighting the interdisciplinary nature of this field as well as its translational ability. These technologies and techniques hold potential for individualised, safer therapies. The book introduces the chemistry behind labelling drugs or drug carriers for imaging. It then discusses current scientific progress in the discovery and development of theranostic agents as well as the latest advances in triggered drug delivery. Novel imaging techniques that can be combined with therapeutics are presented, as well as results and findings from early clinical trials. This text will provide postgraduates and researchers in various disciplines associated with drug discovery, including chemistry, device engineering, oncology, neurology, cardiology, imaging, and nanoscience, an overview of this important field where several disciplines have been combined to improve treatments. Readers will be introduced to techniques that can be translated to the clinic and be applied widely.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (EBC, viewed March 5, 2018).
- ISBN:
- 9781788013932
- 178801393X
- 9781788010597
- 1788010590
The Penn Libraries is committed to describing library materials using current, accurate, and responsible language. If you discover outdated or inaccurate language, please fill out this feedback form to report it and suggest alternative language.