Nanoparticles in Translational Science and Medicine: Volume 104

This volume explores some of the most exciting recent advances in basic research on nanoparticles in translational science and medicine and how this knowledge is leading to advances in the various fields.

Zusammenfassung
Explores advances in basic research on nanoparticles in translational science and medicine and how this knowledge is leading to advances in the various fields. This title provides a forum for discussion of new discoveries, approaches, and ideas. It is suitable for researchers involved in molecular biology and related fields.

Inhalt

1. Liposomes and other vesicular systems: structural characteristics, methods of preparation and use in nanomedicine Elisa Elizondo, Evelina Moreno, Ingrid Cabrera, Alba Córdoba, Santi Sala, Jaume Veciana and Nora Ventosa

2. Luminescent quantum dots, making invisibles visible in bioimaging Mitsuru Ishikawa and Vasudevanpillai Biju

3. Fabrication of dendrimers towards biological application Hsieh-Chih Tsai and Toyoko Imae

4. Carbohydrate-based Nanoparticles for Potential Applications in Medicine Marco Marradi, Isabel García and Soledad Penadés

5. Carbon nanotubes: Engineering biomedical applications Diego A. Gomez-Gualdrón, Juan C. Burgos, Jiamei Yu, and Perla B. Balbuena

6. Engineered biological entities for drug delivery and gene therapy: Protein Nanoparticles Joan Domingo-Espín, Ugutz Unzueta, Paolo Saccardo, Escarlata Rodríguez-Carmona, José Luís Corchero, Esther Vázquez, and Neus Ferrer-Miralles

7. Polymer nanoparticles Xiao-Yun Lu, Dao-Cheng Wu, Zheng-Jun Li, Guo-Qiang Chen

8. Nanobiotechnology and Personalized Medicine K. K. Jain

9. Tissue Engineering Using Magnetite Nanoparticles Akira Ito and Masamichi Kamihira

10. Peptide nanoparticles for oligonucleotide delivery Taavi Lehto, Kariem Ezzat and Ülo Langel

11. Nanoparticles in molecular diagnostics Pedro V. Baptista1, Gonçalo Doria1, Pedro Quaresma1, Miguel Cavadas, Cristina S. Neves, Inês Gomes, Peter Eaton, Eulália Pereira, Ricardo Franco

12. Nanoparticles in Cancer Chemotherapy Deboshri Banerjee and Shiladitya Sengupta

13. Nanoparticles in gene therapy: principles, prospects and challenges Chunxi Liu, Na Zhang

14. Cell Delivery of Therapeutic Nanoparticles JoEllyn McMillan, Elena Batrakova, and Howard E. Gendelman