Overview
Honored for its innovative content by a prestigious award from the Academy of Athens
Provides a novel approach to understanding bio-inspired nanotechnological systems for pharmaceutical applications by correlating their physicochemical, biophysical and thermodynamic behaviours with those of a living organism
Appendices and detailed descriptions of techniques for practical applications act as an easy reference for the reader
Chapters on nanotoxicity, safety and regulation inform the reader on the approval process for nanotechnological systems as pharmaceutics
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Table of contents (7 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Physical Pharmacy: Biophysics and Thermodynamics
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Nanotechnology in Imaging, Diagnostics and Therapeutics
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Regulatory Framework
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About this book
Addressed to all those involved in recent advances in pharmaceutics, this book is divided in three major parts: Part A refers to the physicochemical and thermodynamics aspects of nanosystems, wherein their biophysical behaviour is correlated with that of the cells of living organisms; Part B refers to the application of nanotechnology in imaging, diagnostics and therapeutics; Part C is focused on issues regarding safety and nanotoxicity of nanosystems, and the regulatory framework that surrounds these. The text promotes the concept that biophysics, thermodynamics and nanotechnology are considered to be emerging tools that, when approached within regulatory boundaries, provide new and integrated knowledge for the production of new medicines.
In 2018, Prof. Demetzos was honored with an award by the Order of Sciences of the Academy of Athens for his scientific contribution in Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology.
Reviews
“The purpose is to detail scientific principles and applications of nanotechnology in diagnostics and drug delivery. Fundamental principles and applications of nanotechnology in therapeutics are useful to many scientists. Those who are interested in understanding the basics of nanotechnology will find this useful. The target audience is young scientists, but the book is expected to be helpful to graduate students as well. The author is an experienced scientist and academician in the field of nanotechnology.” (Rahmat M. Talukder, Doody's Book Reviews, August, 2016)
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Costas Demetzos is Professor of Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology in the University of Athens. He also serves as Director of the Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Technology, as President of the Hellenic Pharmaceutical Society and is an elected Member of EUFEPS’ ExCo (Network Coordinator).
His research interest is primarily on Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology (lipidic, polymeric and mixed drug delivery nanosystems), Physical Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Compounding and Regulatory Aspects. He has published more than 190 research papers, one monograph, co-authored one book and edited three books.
He has also been awarded in Pharmaceutical congresses and from the Hellenic Society of Biomaterials for his contribution on the application of bionanomaterials.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology
Book Subtitle: Fundamentals and Practical Applications
Authors: Costas Demetzos
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-0791-0
Publisher: Adis Singapore
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Singapore 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-10-0790-3Published: 23 May 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-10-9253-4Published: 27 May 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-981-10-0791-0Published: 11 May 2016
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXVIII, 203
Number of Illustrations: 27 b/w illustrations, 17 illustrations in colour
Topics: Pharmaceutical Sciences/Technology, Pharmacy, Pharmacotherapy