Nanomedicine
Subtitle: transforming healthcare with nanotechnology
By: Paras N. Prasad
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Hoboken, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 590
ISBN-13: 9781118093436
Subjects: Methods; Nanomedicine
Other titles: Transforming healthcare with nanotechnology
Description: Nanomedicine and nanobioengineering fuse nanotechnology with medicine and bioengineering. They are emerging new frontiers, providing challenges for fundamental research and opportunities for revolutionary advances in medical technology. They also provide a global vision to produce breakthrough approaches for meeting our current and future healthcare needs. Introduction to Nanomedicine and Nanobioengineering provides an integrated description of nanomedicine and nanobioengineering for next-generation diagnostics and therapy. It presents a basic introduction to a broad range of topics in an integrated manner, so that individuals in all disciplines in this field. It is intended to serve both as a textbook for education and training, as well as a reference book that aids further advancement in areas integrating nanotechnology with medicine and bioengineering. The book encompasses the fundamentals of nanomaterials design, bioengineering, nanodiagnostics, and nanotherapy. It is intended to benefit investigators adn students from the disciplines of chemistry, physics, and dental school trainees adn practitioners, and scientists from the pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: The human body; title: Nanocarriers; title: Nanochemistry of nanocarriers; title: Multifunctionalities for diagnostics and therapy; title: Crossing the biological barriers; title: Biotargeting; title: Multimodal biomedical imaging; title: Biosensing; title: High throughput multiplexed diagnostics; title: Nanopharmacotherapy; title: The human circulatory system and theranostics; title: Nanotechnology for cancer; title: Gene therapy; title: Nanotechnology for infectious diseases; title: Rejuvenation therapy; title: Stem cell biotechnology; title: Tissue engineering; title: Nanodermatology and nanocosmetics; title: Nanodentistry; title: Nanotoxicity.