Medical Nanotechnology and Nanomedicine
Subtitle: Perspectives in Nanotechnology Series
Publisher: Taylor & Francis CRC Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Boca Raton, FL, USA
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 499
ISBN-13: 9781439808740
Description: "This book is an introduction to nanoscience and nanotechnology as applied to medicine, written for doctors and patients, caregivers and laypersons, and all those who advise and make decisions on, or have an interest in, health care. The summary attempts to be comprehensive without being too detailed or technical. References and sources are given for those who wish to pursue an in-depth study on techniques, instruments, and practices. The book provides a comprehensive coverage of all areas in which nanotechnology may impact medicine and health-care management and delivery. It also provides a broad overview of the history, current global status, and potential prospects of nanotechnology and its impact on medicine and health in the broadest sense"--Provided by publisher.
Table of contents: title: Part I Perspectives; title: 1 Nanomedicine: Scientific Basis and Societal Implications 3; title: 2 Historical Perspectives and Technological Breakthroughs 31; title: 3 Emerging National and Global Nonomedicine Initiatives 43; title: Part II Beginnings of Medical Nanotechnology; title: 4 Nanomedicine: Proposals and Promise 63; title: 5 Medication: Nanoparticles for Imaging and Drug Delivery 75; title: 6 Intervention: Nanotechnology in Reconstructive Intervention and Surgery 175; title: 7 Regeneration: Nanomaterials for Tissue Regeneration 251; title: 8 Restoration: Nanotechnology in Tissue Replacement and Prosthetics 319; title: 9 Diagnosis: Nanosensors in Diagnosis and Medical Monitoring 387; title: Part III Future Directions and Transformations; title: 10 Thesis, Antithesis, Synthesis: Integrated Biomolecular Nanoscience 455; title: 11 Challenging Boundaries: Life and Material; Self and Environment 461; title: 12 Sustainability and Future Choices 473