Nanoparticulate drug delivery systems / edited by Deepak Thassu, Michel Deleers, Yashwant Pathak.

With the advent of analytical techniques and capabilities to measure particle sizes in nanometer ranges, there has been tremendous interest in the use of nanoparticles for more efficient methods of drug delivery. Nanoparticulate Drug Delivery Systems addresses the scientific methodologies, formulati...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Taylor & Francis)
Other Authors: Thassu, Deepak, Deleers, Michel, Pathak, Yashwant
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Informa Healthcare, ©2007.
Series:Drugs and the pharmaceutical sciences ; 166.
Drugs and the pharmaceutical sciences ; v. 166.
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Table of Contents:
  • Nanoparticulate drug-delivery systems: an overview / Deepak Thassu, Yashwant Pathak and Michel Deleers
  • Nanosuspensions for parenteral delivery / Barrett E. Rabinow
  • Nanoparticles prepared using natural and synthetic polymers / Sudhir S. Chakravarthi, Dennis H. Robinson and Sinjan De
  • Nanofiber-based drug delivery / Matthew D. Burke and Dmitry Luzhansky
  • Drug nanocrystals
  • the universal formulation approach for poorly soluble drugs / Jan Möschwitzer and Rainer H. Müller
  • Lipid-based nanoparticulate drug delivery systems / Jun Wu, Xiaobin Zhao and Robert J. Lee
  • Nanoengineering of drug delivery systems / Ashwath Jayagopal and V. Prasad Shastri
  • Aerosol flow reactor method for the synthesis of multicomponent drug nano- and microparticles / Janne Raula [and others]
  • Supercooled smectic nanoparticles / Heike Bunjes and Judith Kuntsche
  • Biological and engineering considerations for developing tumor-targeting metallic nanoparticle drug-delivery systems / Giulio F. Paciotti and Lawrence Tamarkin
  • Biological requirements for nanotherapeutic applications / Joseph F. Chiang
  • Role of nanobiotechnology in the development of nanomedicine / K.K. Jain
  • Pharmaceutical applications of nanoparticulate drug-delivery systems / Yashwant Pathak, Deepak Thassu and Michel Deleers
  • Lipid nanoparticles (solid lipid nanoparticles and nanostructured lipid carriers) for cosmetic, dermal, and transdermal applications / Eliana B. Souto and Rainer H. Müller
  • Nano-carriers of drugs and genes for the treatment of restenosis / Einat Cohen-Sela [and others]
  • Ocular applications of nanoparticulate drug-delivery systems / Annick Ludwig
  • Nanoparticulate systems for central nervous system drug delivery / Jean-Christophe Olivier and Manuela Pereira de Oliveira
  • Nanoparticles for gene delivery: formulation characteristics / Jaspreet K. Vasir and Vinod Labhasetwar
  • Gastrointestinal applications of nanoparticulate drug-delivery systems / Maria Rosa Gasco
  • Nanoparticles as adjuvant-vectors for vaccination / Socorro Espuelas [and others]
  • Transdermal applications of nanoparticulates / Jongwon Shim.