Nanomedicine and the cardiovascular system
By: editors, Ross J. Hunter, Victor R. Preedy
Series: Nanoscience applied to health and medicine; Nanoscience applied to health and medicine
Publisher: CRC Press; Science Publishers
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Boca Raton, FL; Enfield, N.H
Language: eng
Number of pages: 486
ISBN-13: 9781578087266
Subjects: Therapeutic use; Methods; Nanostructures; Nanomedicine; Cardiovascular System
Description: "The nanosciences are a rapidly expanding field of research with applicability to all areas of health and disease prevention, including cardiology in its broadest sense. This book covers a variety of nano subjects and areas as applied to the heart and circulatory system. There are state-of-the-art chapters on nanoparticles, nanowires, nanoscale topography, nanosensors, nanospheres, nanospin probes, nanomatrices and nanobubbles to name but a few topics. Their applications to cardiovascular disorders and their treatments are also described"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.