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Nanostructured Materials for Biomedical Applications

  • 1 Edición - 18 de junio de 2024
  • Última edición
  • Editores: Raji Vijayamma, Nandakumar Kalarikkal, Sabu Thomas
  • Idioma: Inglés

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Descripción

Nanostructured Materials for Biomedical Applications highlights progress, challenges and opportunities in nanomedicine and discusses novel engineering approaches of nanostructured materials that are useful in various biomedical applications. The book provides a comprehensive review of the state-of-the-art in bio-nanotechnology, with an emphasis on diverse biomedical applications, such as in drug delivery, bioimaging, hyperthermia and targeted cancer therapy. Users will find this to be a broad introductory reference for anyone new to the field or those who wish to gain a thorough overview of nanostructured materials in the context of biomedical applications.

The breadth of this book will appeal to an interdisciplinary audience, including materials scientists, pharmaceutical scientists and biomedical engineers.

Puntos claves

  • Covers a range of nanomaterial types, including metal nanoparticles, luminescent nanoparticles, cubosomes, smart nanostructures, and much more
  • Reviews the diverse applications of nanomaterials in biomedicine, such as in theranostics, biosensing, cancer therapy, drug delivery and tissue engineering
  • Provides a concise, introductory reference for those new to the fields of bionanomaterials and bio-nanotechnology

De interès para

Materials scientists and biomedical engineers, Pharmaceutical scientists, polymer scientists

Índice

1. Introduction to synthesis and characterization of Nanostructured Materials

2. Metal and metal oxide Nanoparticles –Applications in medicine

3. Metal nanostructures in cancer therapy

4. Biological interactions and fate of nanomaterials in the living system

5. Cubosomes - Excellent pharmaceutical carriers

6. Luminescent nanoparticles for applications in biomedical field

7. Multifunctional magnetic nanoparticles for biomedical applications

8. Self assembled smart nanostructures for drug delivery applications

9. Recent advances in nanotheragnostics

10. Polymeric nanoparticles for biomedical applications

11. Nanocomposites and their applications in dentistry

12. Protein and peptide nanoparticles for drug delivery applications

13. Ferritin nanocages for targeted drug delivery applications

14. Health, Saftey and Risk assessments of Nanomaterials in Biomedical field

Detalles del producto

  • Edición: 1
  • Última edición
  • Publicado: 18 de junio de 2024
  • Idioma: Inglés

Sobre los editores

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Raji Vijayamma

Dr Raji Vijayamma is a postdoctoral researcher in Professor Sabu Thomas’ lab at International and Inter University Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Mahatma Gandi University,, Kerala, India.
Afiliaciones y experiencia
postdoctoral researcher in Professor Sabu Thomas’ lab at International and Inter University Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Mahatma Gandi University, Kerala, India.

NK

Nandakumar Kalarikkal

Dr. Nandakumar Kalarikkal is an Associate Professor at the School of Pure and Applied Physics and Joint Director of the International and Inter University Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology of Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India. His research activities involve applications of nanostructured materials, laser plasma, and phase transitions. He is the recipient of research fellowships and associateships from prestigious government organizations such as the Department of Science and Technology and Council of Scientific and Industrial Research of the Government of India. He has active collaborations with national and international scientific institutions in India, South Africa, Slovenia, Canada, France, Germany, Malaysia, Australia, and the United States. He has more than 130 publications in peer-reviewed journals. He also co-edited nine books of scientific interest and co-authored many book chapters.
Afiliaciones y experiencia
Director, International and Inter University Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, and Director and Chair, School of Pure and Applied Physics, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India

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Sabu Thomas

Prof. Sabu Thomas is a globally renowned scientist and one of the leading researchers in polymer science and nanotechnology. He currently serves as Professor of Polymer Science & Engineering and was the former Vice Chancellor of Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, India. Prof. Thomas is internationally recognized for his pioneering work on polymer blends, nanocomposites, green materials, and sustainable polymers.

Afiliaciones y experiencia
Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India; Department of Physics and Electronics, Christ University, Bangalore, India; Center of Excellence in Polymeric Materials for Medical Practice Devices, Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand; TrEST Research Park, Trivandrum, Kerala, India

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