Nanoarchitectonics for Smart Delivery and Drug Targeting [Hardcover]

Nanoarchitectonics for Smart Delivery and Drug Targeting is one of the first books on the market to exclusively focus on the topic of nanoarchitectonics, a rapidly developing area of nanotechnology which allows scientists to arrange nanoscale structural units, typically a group of atoms or molecules, in an intended configuration.

This book assesses novel applications of nanomaterials in the areas of smart delivery and drug targeting using nanoarchitectonics and discusses the advantages and disadvantages of each application.

• Provides a scholarly introduction to the uses of nanoarchitectonics in drug delivery and targeting
• Explores novel opportunities and ideas for developing and improving nanoscale drug delivery systems through the use of nanoarchitectonics, allowing scientists to see how this exciting new technology is used in practice
• Assesses the pros and cons of each application, allowing readers to assess when it is most appropriate to use nanoarchitectonics in drug delivery

Part 1: Smart Delivery

1: Therapeutic Nanostructures: Application of Mechanical Engineering in Drug Delivery

2: Nanoarchitectured Biomaterials: Present Status and Future Prospects in Drug Delivery

3: Smart Nanopolysaccharides for the Delivery of Bioactives

4: Drug-Delivery Applications of?Cellulose Nanofibrils

5: Nanoarchitectured Polysaccharide-Based Drug Carrier for Ocular Therapeutics

6: Current Polyesteric Systems for Advanced Drug Delivery

7: Nanobiomaterials Architectured for Improved Delivery of Antimalaria Drugs

8: Formulation of Innovative Hybrid Chitosan/TiO₂- and Chitosan/SiO₂-Based Drug-Delivery Systems