Organic Materials as Smart Nanocarriers for Drug Delivery presents the latest developments in the area of organic frameworks used in pharmaceutical nanotechnology. An up-to-date overview of organic smart nanocarriers is explored, along with the different types of nanocarriers, including polymeric micelles, cyclodextrins, hydrogels, lipid nanoparticles and nanoemlusions. Written by a diverse range of international academics, this book is a valuable reference for researchers in biomaterials, the pharmaceutical industry, and those who want to learn more about the current applications of organic smart nanocarriers.
1. Cover image - p. Cover 2. Title page - p. iii 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. List of Contributors - p. xxi 6. Series Preface: Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology - p. xxv 7. Preface - p. xxvii 8. Chapter 1. Metal–organic frameworks as expanding hybrid carriers with diverse therapeutic applications - p. 1 9. Chapter 2. Natural and semisynthetic polymers in pharmaceutical nanotechnology - p. 35 10. Chapter 3. Current perspectives on drug release studies from polymeric nanoparticles - p. 101 11. Chapter 4. Polymeric nanofibers for controlled drug delivery applications - p. 147 12. Chapter 5. Polymeric hydrogels for contact lens-based ophthalmic drug delivery systems - p. 177 13. Chapter 6. Palm-based nanoemulsions for drug delivery systems - p. 209 14. Chapter 7. Strategies for the design and synthesis of pincer-based dendrimers: Potential applications - p. 245 15. Chapter 8. Nanohydrogels: Emerging trend for drug delivery - p. 293 16. Chapter 9. Lipid-based nanoparticles for dermal drug delivery - p. 369 17. Chapter 10. Lipid-based nanoparticles for cancer diagnosis and therapy - p. 415 18. Chapter 11. Lyotropic liquid crystal nanoparticles: A novel improved lipidic drug delivery system - p. 471 19. Chapter 12. Vesicular carriers as innovative nanodrug delivery formulations - p. 519 20. Chapter 13. Gemini surfactant-based systems for drug and gene delivery - p. 561 21. Chapter 14. Self-assembled quaternary ammonium surfactants for pharmaceuticals and biotechnology - p. 601 22. Chapter 15. Cyclodextrin-based nanoparticles - p. 619 23. Chapter 16. Cyclodextrin nanosponge-based systems in drug delivery and nanotherapeutics: Current progress and future prospects - p. 659 24. Index - p. 719
Organic Materials as Smart Nanocarriers for Drug Delivery presents the latest developments in the area of organic frameworks used in pharmaceutical nanotechnology. An up-to-date overview of organic smart nanocarriers is explored, along with the different types of nanocarriers, including polymeric micelles, cyclodextrins, hydrogels, lipid nanoparticles and nanoemlusions. Written by a diverse range of international academics, this book is a valuable reference for researchers in biomaterials, the pharmaceutical industry, and those who want to learn more about the current applications of organic smart nanocarriers.
1. Cover image - p. Cover 2. Title page - p. iii 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. List of Contributors - p. xxi 6. Series Preface: Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology - p. xxv 7. Preface - p. xxvii 8. Chapter 1. Metal–organic frameworks as expanding hybrid carriers with diverse therapeutic applications - p. 1 9. Chapter 2. Natural and semisynthetic polymers in pharmaceutical nanotechnology - p. 35 10. Chapter 3. Current perspectives on drug release studies from polymeric nanoparticles - p. 101 11. Chapter 4. Polymeric nanofibers for controlled drug delivery applications - p. 147 12. Chapter 5. Polymeric hydrogels for contact lens-based ophthalmic drug delivery systems - p. 177 13. Chapter 6. Palm-based nanoemulsions for drug delivery systems - p. 209 14. Chapter 7. Strategies for the design and synthesis of pincer-based dendrimers: Potential applications - p. 245 15. Chapter 8. Nanohydrogels: Emerging trend for drug delivery - p. 293 16. Chapter 9. Lipid-based nanoparticles for dermal drug delivery - p. 369 17. Chapter 10. Lipid-based nanoparticles for cancer diagnosis and therapy - p. 415 18. Chapter 11. Lyotropic liquid crystal nanoparticles: A novel improved lipidic drug delivery system - p. 471 19. Chapter 12. Vesicular carriers as innovative nanodrug delivery formulations - p. 519 20. Chapter 13. Gemini surfactant-based systems for drug and gene delivery - p. 561 21. Chapter 14. Self-assembled quaternary ammonium surfactants for pharmaceuticals and biotechnology - p. 601 22. Chapter 15. Cyclodextrin-based nanoparticles - p. 619 23. Chapter 16. Cyclodextrin nanosponge-based systems in drug delivery and nanotherapeutics: Current progress and future prospects - p. 659 24. Index - p. 719
