Intelligent Nanomaterials for Drug Delivery Applications

Looks at the applications of intelligent nanomaterials within the field of medicine and discusses their role in the future

Nabeel Ahmad (Edited by), Gopinath Packirisamy (Edited by)

9780128178300, Elsevier Science

Paperback, published 31 March 2020

212 pages
23.4 x 19 x 1.5 cm, 0.45 kg

Intelligent Nanomaterials for Drug Delivery Applications discusses intelligent nanomaterials with a particular focus on commercial and premarket tools. The book looks at the applications of intelligent nanomaterials within the field of medicine and discusses their future role. This includes the use of intelligent nanomaterials for drugs used in cardiovascular and cancer treatments and examines the promising market of nanoparticles for biomedical and biosensing applications. This resource will be of great interest to scientists and researchers involved in multiple disciplines, including micro- and nano-engineering, bionanotechnology, biomedical engineering, and nanomedicine, as well as pharmaceutical and biomedical industries.

1. Introduction to Active, Smart, and Intelligent Nanomaterials for Biomedical Application 2. pH-Sensitive Nanomaterials for Smart Release of Drugs 3. Smart Nanomaterials for Tumor Targeted Hyperthermia 4. Novel Paradigms of Nanomediated Targeted Drug Delivery in Gastrointestinal Disorders 5. Biocompatibility and Functionalization of Nanomaterials 6. Noninvasive/Minimally Invasive Nanodiagnostics 7. Nanopharmacology Intervention in Human Pathological Diseases 8. Translational Nano-medicine Lab to Clinic 9. Nanotoxicology and Its Remediation 10. Biomedical Applications of Nanobots

Subject Areas: Materials science [TGM]