Nanopharmaceuticals: Principles and Applications Vol. 2 / edited by Vinod Kumar Yata, Shivendu Ranjan, Nandita Dasgupta, Eric Lichtfouse

Intro -- Preface to the Second Volume -- Contents -- About the Editors -- Contributors -- Chapter 1: Environmental and Toxicological Implications of Nanopharmaceuticals: An Overview -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Conventional Nanocarriers Used in Nanopharmaceuticals -- 1.2.1 Pure Metal-Based Nanocarriers such as Silver, Gold, Iron, and Copper -- 1.2.2 Carbon-Based Nanocarriers -- Fullerenes or C60 -- Graphene and Graphene Oxide-Based Nanostructures -- Carbon Nanotubes -- Carbon Dots -- 1.2.3 Quantum Dots -- 1.2.4 Metal Oxide-Based Nanocarriers -- 1.2.5 Nanoclays -- 1.2.6 Dendrimers -- 1.2.7 Polymeric Nanocarriers -- 1.3 Quantitative Techniques for Nanopharmaceuticals -- 1.4 Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, Excretion/Elimination, and Toxicity-Based Studies of Nanopharmaceuticals -- 1.5 Environmental Contamination of Nanopharmaceuticals -- 1.6 Future Research Directions -- 1.7 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 2: Herbal Nanocarriers for Cancer Therapy -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.1.1 Cancer Overview -- 2.1.2 Limitation of Conventional Therapeutic Modalities -- 2.1.3 Importance of Nanomedicine -- 2.2 Bioactive Herbal Compounds: History and Discovery Strategies -- 2.2.1 Structures of Important Herbal Compounds -- 2.3 Cancer Targeting Strategies and Herbal Nanostructures -- 2.3.1 Active Targeting -- 2.3.2 Passive Targeting: Enhanced Permeability and Retention (EPR) Effect -- 2.3.3 Herbal Nanostructures for Cancer Treatment -- Liposomes and Other Lipid Carriers -- Micelles -- Polymeric Nanoparticles -- Nanoemulsions -- Nanocapsules -- Dendrimers -- Inorganic Nanoparticles -- 2.4 Challenges and Future Prospects -- 2.5 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 3: Nanopharmaceuticals: In Relevance to Drug Delivery and Targeting -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Nanopharmaceuticals in Drug Delivery and Targeting -- 3.2.1 Passive Targeting -- 3.2.2 Active Targeting..

Medienart:	E-Book

Erscheinungsjahr:	2020 ©2020
Erschienen:	Cham: Springer International Publishing AG ; 2020 ©2020

Reihe:	Environmental Chemistry for a Sustainable World Ser. - v.47

Sprache:	Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:	Yata, Vinod Kumar [VerfasserIn] Ranjan, Shivendu [Mitwirkende/r] Dasgupta, Nandita [Mitwirkende/r] Lichtfouse, Eric [Mitwirkende/r]

Links:	ebookcentral.proquest.com [lizenzpflichtig]

ISBN:	978-3-030-44921-6

BKL:	58.28 / Pharmazeutische Technologie
Themen:	Electronic books Nanoparticles

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Umfang:	1 online resource (380 pages)

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PPN (Katalog-ID):	1748294121