Drug Delivery Approaches and Nanosystems, Volume 2: Drug Targeting Aspects of Nanotechnology

ISBN-13: 9781774631133 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 398 str.

Raj K. Keservani; Anil K. Sharma; Rajesh K. Kesharwani

Opis

This volume is a thorough presentation of the state-of-the-art research and developments in drug delivery systems using nanotechnology and its applications. It includes 12 chapters that focus on the targeting facet of drug delivery systems. Targeting is a focused maneuver to achieve the specified goals, including achieving the desired result and

Spis treści

Drug Targeting: General Aspects and Relevance to Nanotechnology. Nano-Oncotargets and Innovative Therapies. Dendrimer Conjugates as Novel DNA and SiRNA Carriers. Precise Preparation of Functional Polysaccharide Nanoparticles by Enzymatic Approach. Polysaccharide-Drug Nanoconjugates as Targeted Delivery Vehicles. Glycan-Based Nanocarries in Drug Delivery. Physiological and Clinical Considerations of Drug Delivery Systems Containing Carbon Nanotubes and Graphene. Nanofibers: General Aspects and Applications. Nanocomposite Microparticles　(nCmP) for Pulmonary Drug Delivery Applications. Solid Lipid Nanoparticles for Topical Drug Delivery. Hydrophobized Polymers for Encapsulation of Amphotericin B in Nanoparticles.

O autorze

Raj K. Keservani, MPharm, is affiliated with the Sagar Institute of Research and Technology-Pharmacy, Bhopal, India. He has more than seven years of experience in pharmaceutical education at various institutes in India. He has published 30 peer-reviewed papers in the field of pharmaceutical sciences in national and international journals, fifteen book chapters, two co-authored books, and two edited books. He is also active as a reviewer for several international scientific journals. His research interests include nutraceutical and functional foods, novel drug delivery systems (NDDS), transdermal drug delivery, health science, cancer biology, and neurobiology.

Anil K. Sharma, MPharm, is working as a lecturer at the Delhi Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research, University of Delhi, India. He has more than six years of academic experience in pharmaceutical sciences. He has published 26 peer-reviewed papers in the field of pharmaceutical sciences in national and international journals, as well as 12 book chapters. His research interests encompass nutraceutical and functional foods, novel drug delivery systems (NDDS), drug delivery, nanotechnology, health science/life science, and biology/cancer biology/neurobiology.

Rajesh K. Kesharwani, PhD, has more than seven years of research and two years of teaching experience at various institutes in India, imparting bioinformatics and biotechnology education. He has received several awards, including the NASI-Swarna Jayanti Puruskar-2013 by The National Academy of Sciences of India. He has authored over 32 peer-reviewed articles and ten book chapters. He has been a member of many scientific communities as well as a reviewer for many international journals. His research fields of interest are medical informatics, protein structure and function prediction, computer-aided drug designing, structural biology, drug delivery, cancer biology, and next-generation sequence analysis.