Smart Micro- and Nanomaterials for Drug Delivery
eBook - ePub

Smart Micro- and Nanomaterials for Drug Delivery

  1. 434 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Smart Micro- and Nanomaterials for Drug Delivery

About this book

Smart drug delivery at both the micro- and nanoscale is an evolving field with numerous potential applications. It has the potential to revolutionize drug therapy by making treatments more effective, reducing side effects, and improving patient outcomes.

This book presents a comprehensive review of the most recent studies on smart micro- and nanomaterials with a focus on their "smart" activity for formation of targeted and responsive drug-delivery carriers.

This volume:

  • Introduces readers to the fundamentals of these the micro- and nanoscale materials as well as approaches to smart drug delivery and drug delivery systems.
  • Covers polymers, metals, and composite materials as well as quantum dots and carbon nanotubes.
  • Describes of all possible stimulated systems for drug delivery such as enzyme-responsive, small molecules-responsive, thermo-responsive, pH-responsive, electric field-responsive, magnetic field-responsive, light-responsive, ultrasound-responsive, and reductive environment responsive.
  • Offers a critical perspective on the future scope of smart drug delivery systems.

This reference work is written to support researchers in the fields of materials engineering and biotechnology with the goal of improving the diagnosis and treatment of disease and patient quality of life.

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Yes, you can access Smart Micro- and Nanomaterials for Drug Delivery by Ajit Behera,Arpan Kumar Nayak,Ranjan Kumar Mohapatra,Ali Ahmed Rabaan in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Technology & Engineering & Chemical & Biochemical Engineering. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Series Page
  4. Title Page
  5. Copyright Page
  6. Table of Contents
  7. Preface
  8. Contributors
  9. Chapter 1 Introduction to Smart Materials in Micro- and Nanoscale
  10. Chapter 2 Current Approaches to Smart Drug Delivery
  11. Chapter 3 Polymers for Smart Drug Delivery
  12. Chapter 4 Metals for Smart Drug Delivery
  13. Chapter 5 Composites for Smart Drug Delivery
  14. Chapter 6 Micro- and Nanoscale Oral Drugs Delivery Platforms
  15. Chapter 7 Smart Nanocarriers
  16. Chapter 8 Carbon Nanotubes and Their Smartness
  17. Chapter 9 Quantum Dots (QDs) and Their Smartness
  18. Chapter 10 Enzyme-Responsive Micro/Nano Drug Delivery
  19. Chapter 11 Thermoresponsive Micro and Nano Drug Delivery Systems
  20. Chapter 12 Light-Triggered Micro/Nano Drug Delivery
  21. Chapter 13 Electric Field Responsiveness of Nano-Drug Delivery
  22. Chapter 14 Magnetic Field-Responsive Micro/Nano Drug Delivery Systems
  23. Chapter 15 pH-Responsive Micro/Nano Drug Delivery
  24. Chapter 16 Adoption of Smart Materials for Sustained and Controlled Drug Release
  25. Chapter 17 MEMS-Based Drug Release
  26. Chapter 18 Porous Nanocarriers for Targeted Drug Delivery and Theranostics
  27. Chapter 19 Prospects and Future Scope of Smart Drug Delivery Systems: A Critical Perspective
  28. Index