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Nanotechnology and drug delivery / [edited by] Jose L. Arias. - Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, 2015. - 2 vol. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Vol 1. Nanoplatforms in Drug Delivery, vol. 2 Nano-engineering strategies and nanomedicines against severe diseases.

"Pharmacotherapy is often limited by the inefficient activity and severe toxicity of drug molecules. Nanotechnology offers a revolutionary and definitive approach for the efficient delivery of drug molecules to non-healthy tissues and cells. This first volume of a series of two volumes analyzes the basics in the development of drug-loaded nanoplatforms, the so-called nanomedicines. Special attention is given to physicochemical engineering, pharmacokinetics, biocompatibility and biodegradability, representative nanoplatforms (based on lipids, polymers, cyclodextrins, metals, carbon, silica, iron oxides, etc.), and advanced nano-engineering strategies for passive, ligand-mediated, and/or stimuli-sensitive drug delivery and release"--Provided by publisher.

9781466599475 (hardcover : alk. paper) 9781482262711


Drug delivery systems.
Nanoparticles.
Drug Design.
Nanotechnology--methods.

615.19 / N186

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