Nanotechnology and Drug Delivery

Principles and Applications
1. Auflage 2024
ISBN: 978-981-4968-83-6
Verlag: Jenny Stanford Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 646 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 1072 g

This book presents an overview of the rapidly developing field of nanotechnology applications in drug delivery systems and covers a variety of technologies and materials that help in achieving vast variation in the particle size needed in technology and drug delivery-based research. It discusses nanotechnology’s use in healthcare for the development of target-specific drug therapy and smart field systems and in the pharmaceutical industry to improve the quality, efficacy, and shelf life of medicines. Bringing together principles, theory, practice, and applications of nanotechnology, the book is a useful resource for chemists, physicists, biomedical researchers, engineers, advanced undergraduate and graduate-level students in nanotechnology, researchers in pharmaceutical sciences, chemistry, biology, biotechnology engineering, and general readers in nanotechnology.

Zielgruppe

Academic and Postgraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sindhu, Rakesh K.

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Technik Allgemein Nanotechnologie
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften
• Technische Wissenschaften Maschinenbau | Werkstoffkunde Maschinenbau Mechatronik, Mikrosysteme (MEMS), Nanosysteme

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Basics of Nanotechnology and Drug Delivery Systems 2. Regulatory Barriers to the Marketing Authorization of Nanodrug Delivery System 3. Nanodrug Delivery System for Brain Targeting 4. Reconnoitring the Beneficial Role of Nanodrug Delivery System in Treating Cardiovascular Disorders 5. Smart Targeted Novel Nanocarriers-Based Treatment of Arthritis 6. Novel Drug Delivery System for Ocular Target 7. Nanotechnology-Based Drug Delivery Systems for the Treatment of Pulmonary Diseases 8. The Potential of Nanotechnology in Transdermal Drug Delivery Systems 9. Novel Drug Delivery Systems for Infection Treatment 10. Novel Drug Delivery System Approach in Cancer Treatment 11. Nano-Drug Delivery Systems in the Treatment of Wound Healing 12. Nanodrug Delivery Systems for Cosmetics 13. Novel Drug Delivery System for Rectal and Vaginal Targets 14. Nanoneutraceuticals and Their Applications

Über Autor(innen)

Rakesh K. Sindhu is professor and head of department at the School of Pharmacy, Sharda University, Greater Noida, India. He is involved in research on nanoformulation development and evaluation, standardization of herbal products, phytochemical screening, and pharmacological evaluation of herbal drugs/products. He has filed 25 patents and 6 patents have been granted. Dr Sindhu has published 8 books, 25 book chapters, and more than 100 papers in reputed journals and also presented papers at 15 international and 30 national conferences. He is actively involved in reviewing research papers of well-reputed journals and has served as an editorial board member for national and international journals during 16 years of experience in academics and research.