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Nanoscience in Medicine Vol. 1

  • This book conveys essential concepts of nanomedicine and how they can be employed to develop advanced nanomaterials for a range of bio-medical applications
  • Unique contributions from global leaders
  • Presents the important principles and applications of nanotechnology

Part of the book series: Environmental Chemistry for a Sustainable World (ECSW, volume 39)

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
  2. Nanomaterials: A Promising Tool for Drug Delivery

    • Priyanka Kumari, Suaib Luqman, Abha Meena
    Pages 1-49
  3. Nanocarriers as Potential Targeted Drug Delivery for Cancer Therapy

    • Gautam Singhvi, Vamshi Krishna Rapalli, Shakti Nagpal, Sunil Kumar Dubey, Ranendra Narayan Saha
    Pages 51-88
  4. Gold Nanoparticle-Mediated Delivery of Therapeutic Enzymes for Biomedical Applications

    • Madan L. Verma, Pankaj Kumar, Sneh Sharma, Karuna Dhiman, Deepka Sharma, Aruna Verma
    Pages 89-115
  5. Improving Bioavailability of Vitamin A in Food by Encapsulation: An Update

    • Vaibhav Kumar Maurya, Manjeet Aggarwal, Vijay Ranjan, K. M. Gothandam
    Pages 117-145
  6. Antimicrobial Activity of Nanomaterials

    • Bablu Lal Rajak, Rahul Kumar, Manashjit Gogoi, Sanjukta Patra
    Pages 147-185
  7. Advanced Nanostructures for Oral Insulin Delivery

    • Chinnu Sabu, K. Pramod
    Pages 187-212
  8. Electrospun Nano-architectures for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine

    • Vandana Joshi, Chandra Mohan Srivastava, Anek Pal Gupta, Monika Vats
    Pages 213-248
  9. Nanomedicine: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Potential Prospects

    • Mahak Bansal, Alok Kumar, Madhu Malinee, Tarun Kumar Sharma
    Pages 297-331
  10. Biomedical Applications of Iron- and Cobalt-Based Biomagnetic Alloy Nanoparticles

    • Amirsadegh Rezazadeh Nochehdehi, Sabu Thomas, Neerish Revaprasadu, Yves Grohens, Nandakumar Kalarikkal
    Pages 333-371
  11. Hitching a Ride: Enhancing Nucleic Acid Delivery into Target Cells Through Nanoparticles

    • Alekhya Penumarthi, Preetam Basak, Peter Smooker, Ravi Shukla
    Pages 373-457
  12. Plasmonic Hybrid Nanocomposites for Plasmon-Enhanced Fluorescence and Their Biomedical Applications

    • Ahmed Nabile Emam, Ahmed Sadek Mansour, Mona Bakr Mohamed, Gehad Genidy Mohamed
    Pages 459-488
  13. Back Matter

    Pages 489-494

About this book

This book takes a systematic approach to address the gaps relating to nanomedicine and bring together fragmented knowledge on the advances on nanomaterials and their biomedical applicability. In particular, it demonstrates an exclusive compilation of state of the art research with a focus on fundamental concepts, current trends, limitations, and future directions of nanomedicine.  

Editors and Affiliations

  • Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University Rajasthan, Jaipur, India

    Hemant Kumar Daima

  • Department of Biotechnology, Siddaganga Institute of Technology, Tumakuru, India

    Navya PN

  • Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa

    Shivendu Ranjan

  • Department of Biotechnology, Institute of Engineering and Technology, Lucknow, India

    Nandita Dasgupta

  • Aix Marseille University, CNRS, IRD, INRA, Coll France, CEREGE, Aix-en-Provence, France

    Eric Lichtfouse

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