Nanostructures for Novel Therapy

Nanostructures for Novel Therapy: Synthesis, Characterization and Applications focuses on the fabrication and characterization of therapeutic nanostructures, in particular, synthesis, design, and in vitro and in vivo therapeutic evaluation. The chapters provide a cogent overview of recent therapeutic applications of nanostructured materials that includes applications of nanostructured materials for wound healing in plastic surgery and stem cell therapy.

The book explores the promise for more effective therapy through the use of nanostructured materials, while also assessing the challenges their use might pose from both an economic and medicinal point of view. This innovative look at how nanostructured materials are used in therapeutics will be of great benefit to researchers, providing a greater understanding of the different ways nanomaterials could improve medical treatment, along with a discussion of the obstacles that need to be overcome in order to guarantee widespread availability.

Autorentext
Denisa Ficai is Associate Professor of Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Applied Chemistry and Materials Sciences at the University Politehnica, Bucharest. Her research interests are currently focused on nanomaterials (especially ferrites, oxides, phosphates) and composite materials (especially hybrid composite materials comprising 0D, 1D and 2D reinforcing agents) most of these materials being designed for medical and health industrial applications. She has published over 50 papers in international scientific journals that have been cited more than 200 times. She has presented at more than 40 conferences and holds 6 patents. She is a co-author of three books on chemistry and also authored four book chapters. Dr. Grumezescu is Assistant Professor at the Department of Science and Engineering of Oxide Materials and Nanomaterials, in the Faculty of Applied Chemistry and Materials Science, with a second affiliation to the Faculty of Medical Engineering, at the Politehnica University of Bucharest in Romania. He is an experienced and oft-published researcher and editor in the field of nano and biomaterials, and he is the Editor-in-Chief of three journals: Biointerface Research in Applied Chemistry, Letters and Applied NanoBioScience, and Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering Bulletin. He also serves as editor or guest editor for several notable journals. Dr. Grumezescu has published 150 peer-reviewed papers, 20 book chapters, 6 co-authored books and 11 edited books.

Inhalt

1. Novel Approaches for Preparation of Nanoparticles
   Benjaram M. Reddy
   2. Preparations and Applications of 'Smart Drugs' as Nanoscale Therapeutic Agents
   Alexandru Mihai Grumezescu
   3. Functionalization of nanoparticles in specific targeting and mechanism release
   Giulio Ghersi
   4. Characterization of Natural/Synthesized, Micro and Nanostructured Materials for Biomedical Applications
   Hiromichi Takebe
   5. Multifunctional Nanostructured biopolymeric materials for therapeutic applications
   Ilaria Armentano
   6. Polymeric Pharmaceutical Nanoparticles Developed by Electrospray
   Jalal Barzin
   7. Nano-formulation and administration of PUFA-rich systems for applications in modern health-care
   Pubali Dhar
   8. Electrospinning and surface modification methods for functionalized cell scaffolds
   Atsushi Hotta
   9. Short peptide self-assembled nanostructures for therapeutics innovative delivery
   Silvia Marchesan
   10. Peptoids: Tomorrow's Therapeutics
   Gaurav Verma
   11. Electrospinning of collagen nano fiber scaffolds for tissue repair and regeneration
   Murthy Chavali
   12. Nanostructured therapeutic systems with bioadhesive and thermoresponsive properties
   Marcos Luciano Bruschi
   13. Design considerations in the development of wound healing bionanomaterials
   Parvez Alam
   14. Role of Nanostructure Molecules in Enhancing the Bioavailability of Oral Drugs
   Mohammad Ahmed Azmi Sr.
   15. Improvement Steps of Plastic Surgery To Tissue Engineering By Nanotechnology
   ANI CINPOLAT
   16. Dendrimers and dendronized materials as nanocarriers
   Miriam Strumia
   17. Gold nanostructures: preparation, properties, application in biophotonics and SERS
   Petar A. Atanasov
   18. Preparation of Quantum dots for Biomedical applications
   Alexandru Mihai Grumezescu
   19. Synthetic Gene Carriers
   Nily Dan
   20. Using Microsensors to Promote Development of Innovative Therapeutic Nanostructures
   Corinne Dejous
   21. The effect of nanostructured surfaces on stem cell fate
   Edda Tobiasch
   22. Applications of Aptamers for diagnosis and therapy of different diseases
   *Saeed Olyaee
   
   24. Novel carriers and approaches: Insight for Psoriasis management
   Suresh P. Vyas
   
   25. The use of Nanostructures based on noble metals in Nanobiomedicine
   Jalpa Soni
   
   26. Novel Nanostructures to deliver small interfering RNA
   Virginie Escriou
   
   27. siRNA-basednucleoceuticals for tissue regeneration
   Fatemeh Atyabi
   
   28. Bone tissue regenerative medicine via bio-active nano-materials
   Paula Veronica Messina
   
   29. Toxicity of nanostructures: a general approach
   Alexandru Mihai Grumezescu
   
   30. Formulation development and toxicity of lipid nanoparticles: does excipient play important role?
   Ranjita Shegokar *