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Multifunctional Pharmaceutical Nanocarriers

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Editors:
  1. Vladimir Torchilin

    1. Northeastern University, Boston, USA

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  • All chapters written by international leaders in the field
  • Detailed illustrations
  • Latest volume in the Fundamental Biomedical Technologies series
  • Offers the most recent innovations and discoveries related to nanopharmaceuticals
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Fundamental Biomedical Technologies (FBMT, volume 4)

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Multifunctional Pharmaceutical Nanocarriers: Development of the Concept

    • Vladimir Torchilin
    Pages 1-32

  3. Multifunctional Polymeric Nanosystems for Tumor-Targeted Delivery

    • Padmaja Magadala, Lilian E. van Vlerken, Aliasgar Shahiwala, Mansoor M. Amiji
    Pages 33-66

  4. Nanogels as Pharmaceutical Carriers

    • Alexander V. Kabanov, Serguei V. Vinogradov
    Pages 67-80

  5. Multifunctional Water-Soluble Polymers for Drug Delivery

    • Huaizhong Pan, Jindrich Kopecek
    Pages 81-142

  6. “Smart” pH-Responsive Carriers for Intracellular Delivery of Biomolecular Drugs

    • P. S. Stayton, A. S. Hoffman
    Pages 143-159

  7. Stimuli-Sensitive Nanosystems: For Drug and Gene Delivery

    • Han Chang Kang, Eun Seong Lee, Kun Na, You Han Bae
    Pages 161-199

  8. Functionalized Dendrimers as Nanoscale Drug Carriers

    • Rohit Kolhatkar, Deborah Sweet, Hamidreza Ghandehari
    Pages 201-232

  9. Biodegradable Multitargeting Nanoconjugates for Drug Delivery

    • Julia Y. Ljubimova, Keith L. Black, Alexander V. Ljubimov, Eggehard Holler
    Pages 233-262

  10. Pharmaceutical Micelles: Combining Longevity, Stability, and Stimuli Sensitivity

    • Myrra G. Carstens, Cristianne J. F. Rijcken, Cornelus F. van Nostrum, Wim E. Hennink
    Pages 263-308

  11. Multifunctional Nanotherapeutics for Cancer

    • T. Minko, J. J. Khandare, A. A. Vetcher, V. A. Soldatenkov, O. B. Garbuzenko, M. Saad et al.
    Pages 309-336

  12. Charge Modification of Pharmaceutical Nanocarriers: Biological Implications

    • N. Nafee, M. Schneider, C. -M. Lehr
    Pages 337-362

  13. Funtionalization of Pharmaceutical Nanocarriers for Mitochondria-Targeted Drug and DNA Delivery

    • Volkmar Weissig, Sarathi Boddapati, Gerard D'Souza, Richard W. Horobin
    Pages 363-379

  14. Multifunctional Magnetic Nanosystems for Tumor Imaging, Targeted Delivery, and Thermal Medicine

    • Dattatri Nagesha, Harikrishna Devalapally, Srinivas Sridhar, Mansoor M. Amiji
    Pages 381-408

  15. Nanosystems for Multimodality In vivo Imaging

    • Jinzi Zheng, David A. Jaffray, Christine Allen
    Pages 409-430

  16. Long-Circulating Liposomes with Attached Diagnostic Moieties: Application for Gamma and MR Imaging

    • William Phillips, Beth Goins, Ande Bao
    Pages 431-456

  17. Back Matter

    Pages 457-473
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About this book

Various pharmaceutical nanocarriers, such as nanospheres,nanocapsules, liposomes, micelles, cell ghosts, lipoproteins and some others are widely used for experimental (and already clinical) delivery of therapeutic and diagnostic agents. The use of nanoparticulate pharmaceutical carriers to enhance the in vivo efficiency of many drugs well established itself over the past decade both in pharmaceutical research and clinical setting. Looking into the future of the field of drug delivery, we have to think about the development of the next generation of pharmaceutical nanocarriers combining the whole variety of properties and allowing for the simultaneous performance of multiple functions. Surface modification of pharmaceutical carriers is often used to control their properties in a desirable fashion and make them to simultaneously perform several different functions. This book is all about these "futuristic" multifunctional medicines.

Key features:

-all chapters written by international leaders in the field

-offers the most recent innovations and discoveries related to nanopharmaceuticals

-detailed illustrations

-latest volume in the Fundamental Biomedical Technologies series

About the Editor:

Vladimir P. Torchilin, Ph.D., D.Sc. is a Distinguished Professor and Chair of the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Director, Center for Pharmaceutical Biotechnology and Nanomedicine, Northeastern University, Boston, Mass.

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  • Northeastern University, Boston, USA

    Vladimir Torchilin

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