Engineered Nanoparticles as Drug Delivery Systems

This book highlights application of nanomaterials for drug delivery, therapy, and engineering. It covers stimuli-sensitive drug delivery systems including an overview of the physical, chemical, biological, and nano systems. It also presents clinical status for different types of nanoplatforms and assesses novel applications of nanomaterials.

Autorentext

Nahid Rehman is currently a Ph.D scholar at MNNITA under the guidance of Prof. ANJANA PANDEY. She had completed her schooling at International Indian School in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Later on, she did graduation (CSJMU) in Zoology and post-graduation in Microbiology from (SHUATS) India. She had worked as a Junior Research Fellow on a project at the National Institute of Immunology, New Delhi.

Anjana Pandey currently a Professor at Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad (MNNITA) born in the city of New Delhi, completed her graduation, Post-graduation as well as her Ph.D (1998) in Biochemistry from renowned BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY (BHU), India, and her Post-doctorate from Bose Institute, Kolkata in thrust area Molecular Microbiology (2001). Two decades have passed since her journey from lecturer to Professor, starting at the University of Allahabad for twelve years and remaining at the National Institute of Technology, Allahabad, until now. Her research expertise is not just limited to her core area but Environment and Health Biotechnology, Nanotechnology, and Biofuel claiming 14 honors and more than 100 publications in well-known publications.

Inhalt

1. Introduction. 2. Nano-Based Drug Delivery System. 3. Drug Designing and Drug Delivery. 4. Nanocarrier Used in Drug Delivery System. 5. Natural Product-Based Nanotechnology and Drug Delivery. 6. Nanoparticles in Diagnosis, Detection, and Imaging. 7. Nanoparticle Application in Non-Parenteral Applications. 8. Nanomedicine Approved by FDA and EMEA. 9. Nanoparticulate Carriers Used as Vaccine Adjuvant Delivery Systems. 10. Future of Nanomedicines and Drug Delivery System