Nanotechnology in Herbal Medicine

Applications and Innovations
Erscheinungsjahr 2023
ISBN: 978-0-323-99527-6
Verlag: Elsevier Science

Buch, Englisch, 450 Seiten, Format (B × H): 229 mm x 153 mm, Gewicht: 1000 g

Nanotechnology in Herbal Medicine: Applications and Innovations details how nanomaterials can be utilized to improve the therapeutic mechanisms and key properties of herbal drugs. This book guides the reader through the preparation, properties, applications, benefits and challenges of herbal nanoformulations, helping them solve fundamental and applied problems in the area of novel herbal medicines and drug delivery systems. Herbal drugs play a large role in traditional medicines, which are actively used by many cultures across the globe for the treatment of various illnesses and injuries.

Despite their widespread use, herbal medicines may lead to possible health risks due to the lack of information on the chemical composition and permitted dosage.

Zielgruppe

Researchers and academics in the fields of biomaterials, nanopharmaceuticals, pharmacology, and polymer science.
Researchers in plant science and R&D groups developing herbal pharmaceutics.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Thomas, Sabu

Oyedeji, Adebola Omowunmi

Samuel Oluwafemi, Oluwatobi

Jaquilin Pj, Rose

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Sonstige Technologien | Angewandte Technik Medizintechnik, Biomedizintechnik
• Technische Wissenschaften Maschinenbau | Werkstoffkunde Technische Mechanik | Werkstoffkunde
• Technische Wissenschaften Verfahrenstechnik | Chemieingenieurwesen | Biotechnologie Biotechnologie
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Medizintechnik, Biomedizintechnik, Medizinische Werkstoffe

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Nanotechnology in herbal medicine 2. Nanotechnology-based drug delivery systems for herbal medicine 3. Characterization of nanomaterials 4. A different encapsulation technique and its cellular uptake mechanism 5. Biosynthesis of nanoparticles using plant extract 6. Applications of nanoemulsions as drug delivery vehicle for phytoconstituents 7. Plant extracts: Antioxidant and antimicrobial properties and their effect of nanoencapsulation 8. Nanoherbal gel formulations and delivery strategies 9. Synthesis and characterization of nanoherbal formulations for topical wound healing applications 10. Recent advances in herb-synthesized nanoparticles for viral diseases 11. Application of phyto-nanomedicine for the treatment of different disease conditions such as diabetes, cardiovascular and neurodegenerative disorders 12. Phyto nanomedicine for cancer therapy 13. Lipid-based nanostructures for the delivery of herbal antimicrobials 14. Nanostructured liquid-crystalline systems containing natural compounds 15. Dendrimer: A new carrier for herbal medicine 16. Metal and carbon nanocarriers for potential delivery of plant active ingredients 17. Cosmetic applications of herbal products and encapsulated herbal active formulations 18. Nonencapsulated plant essential oils as a shelf-life enhancer for herbal raw materials 19. Nanoherbal medicine: Challenges and future perspectives

Über Autor(innen)

Thomas, Sabu
Dr. Sabu Thomas (Ph.D.) is the Director of the School of Energy Materials, School of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology of Mahatma Gandhi University, India. He received his Ph. D. in 1987 in Polymer Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur, India. He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, London, and a member of the American Chemical Society. He has been ranked no.1 in India about the number of publications (most productive scientists). Prof. Thomas's research group specialized areas of polymers which includes Polymer blends, Fiber filled polymer composites, Particulate-filled polymer composites and their morphological characterization, Ageing and degradation, Pervaporation phenomena, sorption and diffusion, Interpenetrating polymer systems, Recyclability and reuse of waste plastics and rubbers, Elastomer cross-linking, Dual porous nanocomposite scaffolds for tissue engineering, etc. Prof. Thomas's research group has extensive exchange programs with different industries, research, and academic institutions all over the world and is performing world-class collaborative research in various fields. Professors Centre is equipped with various sophisticated instruments and has established state-of-the-art experimental facilities which cater to the needs of researchers within the country and abroad. His H Index- 133, Google Citations- 86424, Number of Publications- 1300, and Books-160.

Oyedeji, Adebola Omowunmi
Prof. Oyedeji is Professor of Organic Chemistry at Walter Sisulu University (WSU), Department of Chemical and Physical Sciences, South Africa, where she teaches organic chemistry at both undergraduate and postgraduate level as well as leads a natural product research group.
She obtained her Master's degree in Polymer Chemistry from the University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria, and her PhD degree in Organic Chemistry from University of Ibadan, Nigeria.
Her work hinges on natural products chemistry with special interest in finding the medicinal values of terpenoids class of compounds in medicinal plants.
Prof. Oyedeji is a recipient of several awards including TWAS (2003), NRF South Africa (2003-2004), National Research Foundation Rated Scientist (2010-2015 & 2016-2021), WSU Established Female Researcher (2017), WSU Vice Chancellor Awards for Excellence in Research (2017), Pre-commercialization innovation product developed (2019), Engagement through Professional/Discipline-based Service Provision (2019) and Engagement through Research and Scholarship (2019).
She is a fellow of Chemical Society of Nigeria (CNS), member of Third World Organization for Women in Science (TWOWS), member of South African Chemical Institution (SACI) and Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC). She is also an affiliated member of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC).

Jaquilin Pj, Rose
Rose Jaquilin PJ is currently pursuing her PhD degree at Walter Sisulu University, South Africa. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Chemistry and a Master's degree in Polymer Chemistry from Kerala University, Trivandrum, Kerala, India. She has nine years' research experience at Syngene International Ltd, a leading pharmaceutical company in India. Her research areas include bio- and specialty-polymer synthesis, polymer grafting, hydrogel and dendrimer synthesis, controlled radical (ATRP, RAFT), anionic and cationic polymerization techniques. Her current research work includes synthesis and characterization of herbal nanomaterials for different applications.

Samuel Oluwafemi, Oluwatobi
Professor Oluwafemi is a fully-fledged academic that is involved in Teaching & Learning, Research, Community Engagement, staff and student mentorship among many other activities. His research interest is in the synthesis of binary, ternary and quaternary semiconductor nanomaterial and nanostructures such as quantum dots, metal nanomaterials, core-shells, doped nanostructures and polymer nanocomposites for different applications which includes biological, (basically for cancer treatment ie imaging, labelling, drug delivery photodynamic therapy and photothermal therapy), optical (development of optical devices), environmental (sensing and determination of environmental pollutants), nanotoxicology and water treatment. He is also involved in the indigenous knowledge system (IKS) for value added chain using different South African medicinal plants. This involves isolation, extraction, biological activity testing, and synthesis of nanomaterial using the plant extract and packaging for pharmaceutical purposes.