Micro and Nano Colloids and Their Biomedical Applications

Abdelhamid Elaissari, Sumera Khizar, Ebtesam Al-Suhaimi

• Publisher: Elsevier
• Year: 2025
• Topic: Technology & Engineering
• eBook ISBN:
  9780443266096
• Subtopic: Biotechnology in Medicine
• Index: Technology & Engineering

Micro and Nano Colloids and Their Biomedical Applications offers a comprehensive exploration of the preparation methods, characterization techniques, and real-world applications of micro and nano colloids in the fields of drug delivery, sensory technology, imaging, cosmetics, food preservation, in vitro diagnostics, and cutting-edge theranostics. It covers a wide range of nanoparticles, including liposomes, magnetic nanoparticles, latex particles, thin films, and silica-based and metal oxides nanomaterials. With a focus on showcasing the state-of-the-art and most recent developments across various life science-related disciplines, this book serves as a valuable reference for researchers and industry professionals in the fields of nanotechnology, colloidal chemistry, and biotechnology. - Provides a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of the micro and nano colloid field and its cutting-edge research - Covers key principles, synthesis, characterization, and unique properties of several different inorganic and organic nanoparticles, such as liposomes, magnetic nanoparticles, and latex particles - Provides new insights into the role that micro and nano colloids can play in the fields of drug delivery, biomedical sensing, diagnostics and imaging, cosmetics, theranostics, and more

Table of contents

• Title of Book
• Chapter 1. Colloids: An overview
• Chapter 2. Basics of magnetic nanoparticles for biomedical applications
• Chapter 3. Preparation method: Influence on the properties of colloidal drug delivery systems
• Chapter 4. Colloidal physics and chemistry of nanoparticles
• Chapter 5. Magnetic colloids for isolation, purification, and detection of biomarkers and pathogens in cancer and infectious disease diagnosis
• Chapter 6. Advances in imaging-guided nanotheranostics for future personalized therapy
• Chapter 7. An overview of the preparation methods and applications of liposomes. A focus on membrane stability
• Chapter 8. Recent approaches for cell isolation using micro/nanoparticles
• Chapter 9. Recent strategies for microbial detection using bio-conjugate micro/nanoparticles
• Chapter 10. Functional layer-by-layer thin films: From self-assembly to biomedical applications
• Chapter 11. Advancements in nanoparticle-based devices for precise in-vitro diagnosis
• Chapter 12. Application of colloid-based nanocarriers in cancer diagnosis and treatments
• Chapter 13. Polymeric nanoparticles: formulation from preformed polymers and biomedical applications
• Chapter 14. Nanoparticles and micro/nanocapsules in comparative immunology, microbiology, and infectious diseases
• Chapter 15. Silica-based colloidal materials for life science applications
• Chapter 16. Metal and metal oxide nanoparticles for diagnostic and therapeutic applications
• Chapter 17. Polymers (natural and artificial) for theranostic applications
• Chapter 18. Magnetic colloids and hyperthermia-mediated drug release
• Chapter 19. Micro and nano colloids for prolonging life expectancy: A dual approach to communicable and non-communicable diseases
• Chapter 20. Nanotechnology for cosmetic applications. A state of the art
• Index