Metal Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery and Diagnostic Applications addresses the lifecycle of metal nanoparticles, from synthesis and characterization, to applications in drug delivery and targeting. It is an important resource for those in biomaterials, nanomedicine and pharmaceutical sciences, exploring gold, silver and iron-based drug delivery systems for controlled and targeted delivery of potential drugs and genes for enhanced clinical efficacy. Nanotechnology is widely used in drug delivery due to its ability to reduce plasma fluctuation of drugs, high solubility, and efficiency, the relatively low cost of nanoscale products, and enhancement of patient comfort, hence this resource is a welcome edition to the science.
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. xi 6. Preface - p. xvii 7. Chapter 1. Metal nanoparticles toxicity: role of physicochemical aspects - p. 1 8. Chapter 2. Erythrocytes modified (coated) gold nanoparticles for effective drug delivery - p. 13 9. Chapter 3. Biosynthesized metal nanoparticles as potential Alzheimer’s disease therapeutics - p. 31 10. Chapter 4. Gold nanoparticles in cancer diagnosis and therapy - p. 43 11. Chapter 5. Gold nanorods: new generation drug delivery platform - p. 59 12. Chapter 6. Surface engineered gold nanorods: intelligent delivery system for cancer therapy - p. 85 13. Chapter 7. Role of gold- and silver-based nanoparticles in stem cells differentiation - p. 99 14. Chapter 8. Nanosilver at the interface of biomedical applications, toxicology, and synthetic strategies - p. 119 15. Chapter 9. Silver nanoparticles: a promising nanoplatform for targeted delivery of therapeutics and optimized therapeutic efficacy - p. 141 16. Chapter 10. Bactericidal potentials of silver nanoparticles: novel aspects against multidrug resistance bacteria - p. 175 17. Chapter 11. Magnetic nanoparticles: drug delivery and bioimaging applications - p. 189 18. Chapter 12. Surface functionalized magnetic nanoparticles for targeted cancer therapy and diagnosis - p. 215 19. Chapter 13. Clinical implications of metals-based drug-delivery systems - p. 237 20. Chapter 14. pH-sensitive drug delivery systems - p. 259 21. Chapter 15. Ionic liquid–based colloidal nanoparticles: applications in organic synthesis - p. 279 22. Chapter 16. Biomedical applications of magnetic nanoparticles - p. 301 23. Index - p. 329
Metal Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery and Diagnostic Applications addresses the lifecycle of metal nanoparticles, from synthesis and characterization, to applications in drug delivery and targeting. It is an important resource for those in biomaterials, nanomedicine and pharmaceutical sciences, exploring gold, silver and iron-based drug delivery systems for controlled and targeted delivery of potential drugs and genes for enhanced clinical efficacy. Nanotechnology is widely used in drug delivery due to its ability to reduce plasma fluctuation of drugs, high solubility, and efficiency, the relatively low cost of nanoscale products, and enhancement of patient comfort, hence this resource is a welcome edition to the science.
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. xi 6. Preface - p. xvii 7. Chapter 1. Metal nanoparticles toxicity: role of physicochemical aspects - p. 1 8. Chapter 2. Erythrocytes modified (coated) gold nanoparticles for effective drug delivery - p. 13 9. Chapter 3. Biosynthesized metal nanoparticles as potential Alzheimer’s disease therapeutics - p. 31 10. Chapter 4. Gold nanoparticles in cancer diagnosis and therapy - p. 43 11. Chapter 5. Gold nanorods: new generation drug delivery platform - p. 59 12. Chapter 6. Surface engineered gold nanorods: intelligent delivery system for cancer therapy - p. 85 13. Chapter 7. Role of gold- and silver-based nanoparticles in stem cells differentiation - p. 99 14. Chapter 8. Nanosilver at the interface of biomedical applications, toxicology, and synthetic strategies - p. 119 15. Chapter 9. Silver nanoparticles: a promising nanoplatform for targeted delivery of therapeutics and optimized therapeutic efficacy - p. 141 16. Chapter 10. Bactericidal potentials of silver nanoparticles: novel aspects against multidrug resistance bacteria - p. 175 17. Chapter 11. Magnetic nanoparticles: drug delivery and bioimaging applications - p. 189 18. Chapter 12. Surface functionalized magnetic nanoparticles for targeted cancer therapy and diagnosis - p. 215 19. Chapter 13. Clinical implications of metals-based drug-delivery systems - p. 237 20. Chapter 14. pH-sensitive drug delivery systems - p. 259 21. Chapter 15. Ionic liquid–based colloidal nanoparticles: applications in organic synthesis - p. 279 22. Chapter 16. Biomedical applications of magnetic nanoparticles - p. 301 23. Index - p. 329
