Drug Delivery Systems |
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| Editor:
| Stroeve, Pieter
Mahmoudi, Morteza |
| Series title: | World Scientific Series: from Materials Towards Biomedical D Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-981-320-104-0 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2017 |
| Publisher: | World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $125.00 |
Book Description:
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With the alarming increase in cancer diagnoses and genetic illnesses, traditional drug agents and their delivery media need to be re-evaluated to address a quickly evolving field. With newer smart materials for the controlled release of macromolecules, peptides, genetic material, etc. further complications arise, such as material performance, synthesis, functionalization and targeting, biological identity, and biocompatibility.The book provides a comprehensive overview of the recent...
More DescriptionWith the alarming increase in cancer diagnoses and genetic illnesses, traditional drug agents and their delivery media need to be re-evaluated to address a quickly evolving field. With newer smart materials for the controlled release of macromolecules, peptides, genetic material, etc. further complications arise, such as material performance, synthesis, functionalization and targeting, biological identity, and biocompatibility.The book provides a comprehensive overview of the recent developments on 'smart' targeting and drug delivery systems with a variety of carriers like nanoparticles, membranes, and hydrogels. It contains detailed descriptions on the recent trends in this field in the ongoing battle with catastrophic diseases like cancer. This field of research has been in its infancy and continues to face growth, and with it, further challenges and difficulties along the way toward maturity, which are accurately introduced in this book.