Reprint
Self-Organizing Nanovectors for Drug Delivery
Edited by
April 2020
186 pages
- ISBN978-3-03928-428-3 (Paperback)
- ISBN978-3-03928-429-0 (PDF)
This book is a reprint of the Special Issue Self-Organizing Nanovectors for Drug Delivery that was published in
Biology & Life Sciences
Chemistry & Materials Science
Medicine & Pharmacology
Summary
Nanomedicine represents one of the most investigated areas in the last two decades in the field of pharmaceutics. Several nanovectors have been developed and a growing number of products have been approved. It is well known that many biomaterials are able to self-organize under controlled conditions giving rise nanostructures. Polymers, lipids, inorganic materials, peptides and proteins, and surfactants are examples of such biomaterials and the self-assembling property can be exploited to design nanovectors that are useful for drug delivery. The self-organization of nanostructures is an attractive approach to preparing nanovectors, avoiding complex and high-energy-consuming preparation methods, and, in some cases, facilitating drug loading procedures. Moreover, preparations based on these biocompatible and pharmaceutical grade biomaterials allow an easy transfer from the lab to the industrial scale. This book reports ten different works, and a review, aiming to cover multiple strategies and pharmaceutical applications in the field of self-organizing nanovectors for drug delivery.
Format
- Paperback
License
© 2020 by the authors; CC BY-NC-ND license
Keywords
chitosan; polyelectrolyte complexes; doxorubicin; zoledronic acid; multidrug resistance; polypeptides; amphiphilic random copolymers; nanoparticles; C-peptide; encapsulation; diabetes; in situ gelling systems; photo-thermal therapy; gold reduction; localized heating effect; irradiation cycles; syringeable implant; mixed polymeric micelles; pH/redox-responsive; drug delivery; controlled release; anticancer; vapor nanobubbles; laser treatment; triggered release; liposomes; gold nanoparticles; graphene quantum dots; biofilms; diffusion barrier; Oral antimicrobials; caries prevention; natural extracts; nanovesicles; eukaryotic vaults; nanoparticle; drug delivery systems; nanocage; protein self-assembly; hydrogel; drug delivery system; self-assembly; bolaform amphiphilic lipids; bolalipids; aerogel; chorioallantoic membrane model; antimicrobial photodynamic therapy; nano-assemblies; trehalose; squalene; betulinic acid; autophagy induction; siRNA delivery; nanoparticles; pulmonary surfactant; drug delivery; astaxanthin; resveratrol; curcumin; hyaluronan; nanohydrogels; oxidative stress; intracellular therapy