Organic Materials as Smart Nanocarriers for Drug Delivery

ISBN-13: 9780128136638 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 768 str.

Alexandru Mihai Grumezescu

Opis

Organic Materials as Smart Nanocarriers for Drug Delivery presents the latest developments in the area of organic frameworks used in pharmaceutical nanotechnology. An up to date overview of organic smart nanocariers is explored here. In addition, different type of nanocarriers are discussed including polymeric micelles, cyclodextrins, hydrogels, lipid nanoparticles, and nanoemlusions. Written by a diverse range of international academics, this book is a valuable reference resource for researchers in biomaterials and the pharmaceutical industry, who want to learn more about the current applications of organic smart nanocarriers.

• Explores in depth the most recent molecular- and structure-based applications of organic smart nanocarriers in drug delivery
• Highlights different smart nanocarriers and assesses their intricate organic structural properties for improving drug delivery
• Assess how molecular organic frameworks lead to more effective drug delivery systems

Spis treści

1. Polymeric micelles in biomedical science
2. Strategies for the Design and Synthesis of Pincer Based Dendrimer as Potentially Effective Nanocarriers for Drug Delivery
3. Physicochemical characterisation of PAMAM dendrimer as a multifunctional nanocarrier
4. Stimulus-responsive "smart" hydrogels as novel drug delivery systems
5. Cyclodextrin based nanoparticles
6. Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Polymeric Nanoparticles: A Variety of Drug Delivery Applications
7. Physicochemical characterization of hydrophilic and hydrophobic polymeric nanoparticles in aqueous media
8. Current perspectives on drug release studies from polymeric nanoparticles
9. Impact of formulation variables on polyester based biodegradable nanoparticles' in-vitro/in-vivo efficacy
10. Natural polymers in the synthesis of hydrogels for temperature-triggered drug delivery
11. Mathematical models of drug release from degradable and non-degradable hydrogels
12. Polymeric hydrogels for contact lens-based ophthalmic drug delivery systems
13. Lipid based nanoparticles for dermal drug delivery
14. Lipid based nanoparticles for cancer diagnosis and therapy
15. Palm-based Nanoemulsions for Drug Delivery System
16. Molecular Organic Frameworks as the Novel Polymer Composites for Drug Delivery and Biomedical Applications
17. Biodegradable Polyester Nanoparticles Based Drug Delivery Systems