Overview
- Discusses the nanoparticle preparations under current investigation for drug delivery applications
- Discusses toxicity and potential hazards with respect to nanoparticle formulations
- Discusses identification of promising candidates with optimal pharmacokinetics and clearance from the body
Part of the book series: Gels Horizons: From Science to Smart Materials (GHFSSM)
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Front Matter
Keywords
About this book
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
K. S. Joshy is a post-doctoral researcher at the International and Inter University Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, India. His research interests include synthesis and charecterization of nanoparticles with application for drug delivery. He has authored 10 research articles in high-impact journals, 1 book chapter and has been a co-editor on 1 book.
Sabu Thomas is currently Professor and Pro-Vice Chancellor in Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, India, in addition to being the founder director of the International and Inter University Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. After his B.Tech in polymer science and rubber technology from University of Cochin, he went on to do his PhD from Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur. Prof Thomas is the Chief Editor of Nano-Structures & Nano-Objects and has received many national and international awards, including Fellowship ofthe Royal Society of Chemistry, MRSI award, SESR award, the Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Award for Scientific Excellence, an honorary degree by Université de Lorraine, and multiple fellowships by prestigious societies and universities. Prof Thomas' research has spanned many areas of nanocomposite and polymer science and engineering, and he has edited more than 70 books, holds 5 patents and has authored over 750 research publications.
Dr Vijay Kumar Thakur is currently a faculty member in the School of Aerospace, Transport and Manufacturing at Cranfield University. Prior to this, Dr. Thakur worked as a Staff Scientist in the School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering at Washington State University, U.S.. Some of his other prior significant appointments include being a Research Scientist in Temasek Laboratories at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore and a Visiting Research Fellow in the Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering at LHU–Taiwan. Hedid his post-doctoral study in Materials Science & Engineering at Iowa State University and received Ph.D. in Polymer Chemistry (2009). He received his B.Sc. (Chemistry, Physics & Mathematics), B.Ed. and M.Sc. degree in Organic Chemistry from Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla, India. Dr. Thakur is an editorial board member of several SCI peer reviewed international journals as well as member of scientific bodies around the globe.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery
Editors: K. S. Joshy, Sabu Thomas, Vijay Kumar Thakur
Series Title: Gels Horizons: From Science to Smart Materials
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-2119-2
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Chemistry and Materials Science, Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-16-2118-5Published: 22 June 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-16-2121-5Published: 23 June 2022
eBook ISBN: 978-981-16-2119-2Published: 21 June 2021
Series ISSN: 2367-0061
Series E-ISSN: 2367-007X
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 207
Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations, 67 illustrations in colour
Topics: Nanotechnology, Molecular Medicine, Nanochemistry, Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering