Smart Materials for Drug Delivery (eBook)

Volume 2

Carmen Alvarez-Lorenzo, Angel Concheiro (Herausgeber)

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2013
394 Seiten
Rsc (Verlag)
978-1-84973-431-8 (ISBN)

Infos

Smart materials, which can change properties when an external stimulus is applied, can be used for the targeted drug delivery of an active molecule to a specific site in the correct dosage. Different materials such as liposomes, polymeric systems, nanomaterials and hydrogels can respond to different stimuli such as pH, temperature and light and these are all attractive for controlled release applications.With so many papers available on smart and stimuli-responsive materials for drug delivery applications it's hard to know where to start reading about this exciting topic. This two volume set brings together the recent findings in the area and provides a critical analysis of the different materials available and how they can be applied to advanced drug delivery systems.With contributions from leading experts in the field, including a foreword from distinguished scientist Nicholas Peppas, The University of Texas at Austin, USA, the book will provide both an introduction to the key areas for graduate students and new researchers in the stimuli-responsive field as well as serving as a reference for those already working on fundamental materials research or drug delivery applications.

Inhalt

Volume 2; Remotely Triggered Drug Release from Gold Nanoparticle-based Systems; Magnetic-responsive Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery; Smart Drug Delivery from Silica Nanoparticles; Smart Carbon Nanotubes; Smart Layer-by-Layer Assemblies for Drug Delivery; pH- and Temperature-responsive Hydrogels in Drug Delivery; Elastin-like Hydrogels and Self-assembled Nanostructures for Drug Delivery; Multiple Stimuli-responsive Hydrogels Based on α-Amino Acid Residues ; Molecularly Imprinted Hydrogels for Affinity-controlled and Stimuli-responsive Drug Delivery; Biomolecule-sensitive Hydrogels; Intelligent Surfaces for Cell and Tissue Delivery; Drug/Medical Device Combination Products with Stimuli-responsive Eluting Surface

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 17.4.2013
• Reihe/Serie: ISSN
• Reihe/Serie: ISSN
• Reihe/Serie: Smart Materials Series
• Verlagsort: Cambridge
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitsfachberufe
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Pharmakologie / Pharmakotherapie
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Chemie
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Maschinenbau
• Schlagworte: 2 • Delivery • Drug • Materials • Smart • Volume
• ISBN-10: 1-84973-431-3 / 1849734313
• ISBN-13: 978-1-84973-431-8 / 9781849734318