Fundamentals of Pharmaceutical Nanoscience

Schätzlein.   Nanomerics is a speciality pharmaceutical company focused on exploiting pharmaceutical nanotechnology platforms (http://www.nanomerics.com/) for medicines development.     Ijeoma’s research in pharmaceutical nanoscience has provided insights into nanoparticle design for drug delivery,...

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Other Authors: Uchegbu, Ijeoma F. (Editor), Schätzlein, Andreas G. (Editor), Cheng, Woei Ping (Editor), Lalatsa, Aikaterini (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Springer New York 2013, 2013
Edition:1st ed. 2013
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Nanoscience and nanotechnology overview
  • Liposome preparation and characterization
  • Solid polymeric nanoparticles
  • Lipid nanoparticles
  • Polymeric vesicles
  • Low molecular weight amphiphile micelles
  • Polymeric micelles
  • Niosomes
  • Quantum dots
  • Magnetic particles
  • Drug nanoparticles
  • Polymeric pro-drugs
  • Therapeutic Applications of pharmaceutical nanosystems
  • Drug solubilisation
  • Gene therapy
  • Chemotherapy
  • Tissue engineering
  • Anti-infectives
  • Vaccination
  • Anti-arthritic drugs
  • Imaging agents
  • Commercial exploitation of pharmaceutical nanosystems
  • Future perspectives
  • Multiple Choice
  • Problem Sets
  • Case Studies
  • Suggested Reading