1st Edition

Nanotechnology in Health Care

Edited By Sanjeeb K. Sahoo Copyright 2012
    348 Pages 6 Color & 29 B/W Illustrations
    by Jenny Stanford Publishing

    Nanotechnologies are among the fastest growing areas of scientific research, and this is expected to have a substantial impact on human health care, especially in biomedical applications and nanomedicine now and in the near future. In the present scenario, nanotechnology is spreading its wings to address the key problems in the field of nanomedicine and human health care by improving diagnosis, prevention, treatment, and tissue engineering. This book provides an in-depth investigation of nanotechnology-based therapy and recent advancements in this field for revolutionizing the treatments for various fatal diseases, including cardiovascular and infectious diseases.

    Nanomedicine: Emerging Field of Nanotechnology to Human Health
    Nanomedicines: Impacts in Ocular Delivery and Targeting
    Immuno-Nanosystems to CNS Pathologies: State of the Art
    PEGylated Zinc Protoporphyrin: A Micelle-Forming Polymeric Drug for Cancer Therapy
    ORMOSIL Nanoparticles: Nanomedicine Approach for Drug/Gene Delivery to the Brain
    Magnetic Nanoparticles: A Versatile System for Therapeutic and Imaging System
    Nanobiotechnology: A New Generation of Biomedicine
    Application of Nanotechnology-Based Drug Delivery and Targeting to Lungs
    Aptamers and Nanomedicine in Cancer
    Nanotechnology for Regenerative Medicine

    Biography

    Sanjeeb K. Sahoo