Labhasetwar / Leslie-Pelecky Biomedical Applications of Nanotechnology

1. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-0-470-15291-1
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 264 Seiten, E-Book

An overview of nanotechnology and its potential
The field of nanotechnology is undergoing rapid developments onmany fronts. This reference provides a comprehensive review ofvarious nanotechnologies with a view to their biomedicalapplications. With chapters contributed by distinguished scientistsfrom diverse disciplines, Biomedical Applications ofNanotechnology :
* Reviews recent advances in the designing of variousnanotechnologies based on nucleic acids, polymers, biomaterials,and metals
* Discusses biomedical nanotechnology in areas such as drug andgene delivery
* Covers advanced aspects of imaging and diagnostics
* Includes a chapter on the issue of nanotoxicology
Complete with figures and tables, this is a practical, hands-onreference book for researchers in pharmaceutical and biotechindustries, biomedical engineers, pharmaceutical scientists,pharmacologists, and materials scientists as well as for thepolicymakers who need to understand the potential ofnanotechnology. It is also an excellent resource book forgraduate-level students in pharmaceutical sciences, biomedicalengineering, and other fields in which nanotechnology is playing anincreasingly important role.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Labhasetwar, Vinod

Leslie-Pelecky, Diandra L.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface.
Contributors.
1. Biological Applications of Multifunctional MagneticNanowires.
2. Nucleic Acid Delivery and Localizing Delivery with MagneticNanoparticles.
3. Magnetic Nanoparticles in Cancer Diagnosis and HyperthermicTreatment.
4. Brownian Motion In Biological Sensing.
5. Dendrimers And Hyperbranched Polymers For Drug Delivery.
6. Nanogels: Chemistry to Drug Delivery.
7. Targeted Gold Nanoparticles for Imaging and Therapy.
8. Building Blocks of Nucleic Acid Nanostructures: UnfoldingThermodynamics of Intramolecular DNA Complexes.
9. Nanotoxicology.
Index.
About the Editors.

Über Autor(innen)

Vinod Labhasetwar, PHD, is a Professor in the Department ofBiomedical Engineering, Lerner Research Institute at the ClevelandClinic, where he leads the Cancer NanoMedicine Program, acollaborative effort jointly sponsored by the Department ofBiomedical Engineering and the clinic's Taussig Cancer Center. Dr.Labhasetwar's research interest is in translational nanomedicine.His laboratory investigates various nanosystems for drug/genedelivery in cancer therapy, stroke, cardiovascular conditions, andother age-related disorders. In addition, his group investigatesmagnetic nanoparticles for imaging applications. Dr. Labhasetwarhas published over one hundred peer-reviewed articles and bookchapters. He has several U.S. and foreign patents on drug delivery.
Diandra L. Leslie-Pelecky, PHD, is Associate Professor ofPhysics and Astronomy and a member of the Nebraska Center forMaterials and Nanoscience at the University of Nebraska -Lincoln. She works with nanostructured magnetic materials havingapplications in biomedicine, magnetic recording, and permanentmagnets, as well as with fundamental understanding of disorderedmagnetic systems. She has forty peer-reviewed articles and bookchapters.