Nanomaterial Impacts on Cell Biology and Medicine

The rapidly developing field of nanomaterials has expanded in many commercial areas.  More recent studies have begun to provide a foundation for understanding how nanomaterials influence cells and how they also can serve as methodological tools for studies in medicine and cell biology, include resea...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Capco, David G. (Editor), Chen, Yongsheng (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 2014, 2014
Edition:1st ed. 2014
Series:Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 1 Presence in, and release of, nanomaterials from consumer products
  • 2 Nanoparticle aggregation
  • 3 Influences of nanomaterials on the barrier function of epithelial cells
  • 4 Engineered nanoparticles induced brush border disruption in a human model of the intestinal epithelium
  • 5 Nanoparticles: Cellular uptake and cytotoxicity. -6 Atomic force microscopy study of the interaction of DNA and nanoparticles
  • 7 Intracellular signal modulation by nanomaterials
  • 8 Nanomaterials: Impacts on cells and cell organelles
  • 9 Design, synthesis, and functionalization of nanoparticles for therapeutic drug delivery
  • 10 Preparation of nanoscale pulmonary drug delivery formulations by spray drying
  • 11 Nanomedicine: The Promise and Challenges in Cancer Chemotherapy
  • 12 Transgenerational effects of NMs
  • 13 Stem cells and nanomaterials
  • Index