Nanotechnology and drug delivery
By: [edited by] Jose L. Arias
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Boca Raton
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781466599475
Subjects: Drug Delivery Systems; Nanoparticles; Drug Design; Nanotechnology; Methods
Description: "Pharmacotherapy is often limited by the inefficient activity and severe toxicity of drug molecules. Nanotechnology offers a revolutionary and definitive approach for the efficient delivery of drug molecules to non-healthy tissues and cells. This first volume of a series of two volumes analyzes the basics in the development of drug-loaded nanoplatforms, the so-called nanomedicines. Special attention is given to physicochemical engineering, pharmacokinetics, biocompatibility and biodegradability, representative nanoplatforms (based on lipids, polymers, cyclodextrins, metals, carbon, silica, iron oxides, etc.), and advanced nano-engineering strategies for passive, ligand-mediated, and/or stimuli-sensitive drug delivery and release"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Volume 1. Nanoplatforms in Drug Delivery.

Includes bibliographical references and index.