Progress and Prospect of Nanocarriers

Progress and Prospect of Nanocarriers: Design, Concept, and Recent Advances examines the different nanocarriers that are currently being developed for specific applications in biomedical drug delivery, disease management, diagnosis and therapy. Nanosized drug delivery systems have gained tremendous amounts of clinical interest due to their effective bio-distribution and enhanced pharmacokinetic and selective targeting capability which results in high therapeutic potential, low side effects, and the generation of cost-effective drug delivery systems. Numerous effective nanocarriers have been evolving, including polymeric nanoparticles, liposomes, microspheres, dendrimers, and carbon nanotubes.This book is a helpful reference for scientists and students in the fields of drug delivery, biomaterials and nanomedicine, as well as scientists and engineers in industrial disciplines of drug delivery and drug formulation.

1. Nanoparticles as nanomedicines: concept, development and therapeutic applications2. Liposome: concept and therapeutic drug delivery3. Niosome based modern drug carrier system4. Prospects of nano-phytosomes in nanomedicine5. Basic concepts and advances in hydrogels and nanogels formulations6. Concept of Quantum dots as nano drug delivery system7. Dendrimers in targeted drug delivery systems: design, development and modern applications8. Overview of carbon Nanotubes in drug delivery system9. Progress in microspheres in nanomedicine for therapeutic benefits10. Concept of smart nanospheres as nanocarrier delivery system11. Polymeric micelles for drug delivery: properties, design and applications