Download or read book Long Circulating Liposomes Old Drugs New Therapeutics written by Martin C. Woodle and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-06-29 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides an up-to-date evaluation of clinical aspects of newly available "long-circulating liposome" formulations. Based on results from numerous clinical studies, the book describes the fundamentals of this new technology, discusses how it may influence the pharmacology of existing well-known agents reformulated in this manner, and elaborates on future expectations. It provides the practicing clinician - in particular, oncologists and critical care infectious disease physicians - with the tools needed to use these new formulations towards the best outcome for the patient.
Download or read book Long Circulating Liposomes Old Drugs New Therapeutics written by Martin C. Woodle and published by Springer. This book was released on 1997-12-16 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides an up-to-date evaluation of clinical aspects of newly available "long-circulating liposome" formulations. Based on results from numerous clinical studies, the book describes the fundamentals of this new technology, discusses how it may influence the pharmacology of existing well-known agents reformulated in this manner, and elaborates on future expectations. It provides the practicing clinician - in particular, oncologists and critical care infectious disease physicians - with the tools needed to use these new formulations towards the best outcome for the patient.
Download or read book Liposome Technology written by Gregory Gregoriadis and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2006-09-12 with total page 462 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Liposome Technology, Volume III: Interactions of Liposomes with the Biological Milieu, Third Edition, is a comprehensively updated and expanded new edition of a classic text in the field. Including step-by-step technical details, Volume III describes technologies for yielding liposomes that can function in a targeted fashion, and highlights methods
Download or read book Cancer Treatment written by Letícia Rangel and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2013-05-09 with total page 632 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cancer Treatment: Conventional and Innovative Approaches is an attempt to integrate into a book volume the various aspects of cancer treatment, compiling comprehensive reviews written by an international team of experts in the field. The volume is presented in six sections: i) Section 1: Cancer treatment: Conventional and innovative pharmacological approaches; ii) Section 2: Combinatorial strategies to fight cancer: Surgery, radiotherapy, backytherapy, chemotherapy, and hyperthermia; iii) Section 3: The immunotherapy of cancer; iv) Section 4: Multidisciplinarity in cancer therapy: nutrition and beyond; v) Section 5: Supportive care for cancer patients; vi) Section 6: Perspectives in cancer biology and modeling. Ultimately, we hope this book can enlighten important issues involved in the management of cancer, summarizing the state-of-the-art knowledge regarding the disease control and treatment; thus, providing means to improve the overall care of patients that daily battle against this potentially lethal condition.
Download or read book Drug Delivery Nanoparticles Formulation and Characterization written by Yashwant Pathak and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2016-04-19 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exploring fundamental concepts, Drug Delivery Nanoparticles Formulation and Characterization presents key aspects of nanoparticulate system development for various therapeutic applications and provides advanced methods used to file for regulatory approval.This comprehensive guide features:Process Analytical Techniques (PAT) used in manufacturing Na
Download or read book Nanoparticulate Drug Delivery written by Vandana Patravale and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2012-10-31 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nanotechnology-based therapeutics, operating at scales of billionths of a metre, have great potential for future expansion in altering the scale and methods of drug delivery. The availability of these novel formulations to once-inaccessible areas of the body has greatly expanded the therapeutic window of existing drug molecules. Nanoparticulate drug delivery highlights and examines the transition of nanoparticulate drug delivery systems from the laboratory into a commercially viable sector. The first chapters of the book provide an overview of the use and characterization of nanoparticulate systems as drug carriers, including the assessment of their morphology, sterility and potential toxicity. In the latter part of the book, chapters cover nanotoxicology, regulatory aspect and clinical trials, ending with an overview of several case studies and a look towards future developments. Discusses the issues surrounding nanoparticulate products, based on personal experience of their formulation Provides an overview of new application areas, including RNA interference Outlines the pros and cons of nanoparticulate products, and discusses how these may influence their route into the commercial sector
Download or read book Liposomes written by Madhumati Bhaskarwar and published by Momentum Press. This book was released on 2019-08-08 with total page 171 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book throws light on the various methods of preparation and characterization of liposomes. With the advancements in technology since their discovery, newer methods of generating liposomes have been developed. Needless to say, over time liposomes have been modified to a large extent and engineered to suit many of our growing needs. This book throws light on the various methods of preparation and characterization of liposomes. It also discusses the several biochemical and indirect methods that have made it possible to understand the biological and physicochemical mechanisms of liposomes that decide their fate in vivo. In spite of certain limitations, liposomes have proved to be more suitable for a number of unconventional applications. This versatility of liposomes outlined in the book brings out the importance of these nanoparticles in the future applications of nanotechnology besides targeted drug delivery. Overall, this book provides the necessary information about the various aspects of liposomes for beginners.
Download or read book Cellular Drug Delivery written by D. Robert Lu and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2004-02-25 with total page 621 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An authoritative and up-to-date survey of the fundamental principles, and practice of drug delivery at the cellular level. On the principles side, the authors discuss the broad spectrum of cellular delivery, ranging from coverage of cell-mediated immunity, gene delivery, and protein targeting, to cellular drug transport, cellular drug permeability, and a variety of carrier system related to targeted drug delivery. On the practice side, the authors focus on technological developments in cellular drug delivery, including novel formulations for the delivery of DNA and antisense oligonucleotides ,as well as drug targeting with immunoglobulin formulations and antibody-mediated approaches.
Download or read book Functional Informatics in Drug Discovery written by Sergey Ilyin and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2007-08-27 with total page 125 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Integrating various technologies with informational systems provides vast improvements to the overall research and development that occur in the biopharmaceutical industry. One of the first books to explore this area, Functional Informatics in Drug Discovery examines all aspects of technology integration and information flow in a biopharmaceutical
Download or read book Drug Delivery written by Monika Schäfer-Korting and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2010-03-10 with total page 506 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the view of most experts pharmacology is on drugs, targets, and actions. In the context the drug as a rule is seen as an active pharmaceutical ingredient and not as a complex mixture of chemical entities of a well defined structure. Today, we are becoming more and more aware of the fact that delivery of the active compound to the target site is a key. The present volume gives a topical overview on various modern approaches to drug targeting covering today’s options for specific carrier systems allowing successful drug treatment at various sites of the body difficult to address and allowing to increase the benefit-risk-ratio to the optimum possible.
Download or read book Characterization and Biology of Nanomaterials for Drug Delivery written by Shyam Mohapatra and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2018-10-05 with total page 684 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Characterization and Biology of Nanomaterials for Drug Delivery: Nanoscience and Nanotechnology in Drug Delivery describes the techniques successfully employed for the application of nanocarriers loaded with the antioxidant enzyme, catalase, and thus targeted to endothelial cells. Methods of nanocarrier synthesis, loading within various systems, and the characterization of nanocarriers for targeting activities are covered, as are their advantages, disadvantages and applications. Reflecting the interdisciplinary nature of the subject matter, this book includes contributions by experts from different fields, all with various backgrounds and expertise. It will appeal to researchers and students from different disciplines, such as materials science, technology and various biomedical fields. Enables readers from different fields to access recent research and protocols across traditional boundaries Focuses on protocols and techniques, as well as the knowledge base of the field, thus enabling those in R&D to learn about, and successfully deploy, cutting-edge techniques Explores both current and emerging classes of nanomaterials, along with their fundamentals and applications
Download or read book Tumor Targeting in Cancer Therapy written by Michel Pagé and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2002-04-01 with total page 773 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume introduces the principles and techniques of tumor targeting and critically surveys their applications from laboratory to bedside. By concisely synthesizing the many technical details, the authors illuminate this innovative technique, ranging from the fundamentals of drug targeting and in vivo and in vitro experimentation, to such emerging therapeutic uses as radioimmunotherapy, radioimmunodetection, therapy with cytotoxic antibodies, immunotoxins, enzyme prodrug immunotherapy, and immunotherapeutics with fusion proteins.
Download or read book Engineered Biomaterials Progress And Prospects written by P A Hassan and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2023-08-02 with total page 968 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Engineered Biomaterials: Progress and Prospects presents state-of-the-art developments in the area of biomaterials research exemplified by experts in the fields of tissue engineering, wound healing, bio-diagnostics, novel therapeutics and advanced drug delivery systems.It provides a comprehensive account of preparation, characterisation, properties, processing, biological and clinical evaluation of a large variety of materials for specific biomedical applications. Basic concepts related to wound healing, tissue engineering and drug delivery systems, and the principal role played by macro, micro and nano scaled structures in biomaterials are presented in a clear manner. Developments in the area of conventional and advanced wound care strategies, materials for periodontal therapeutics, in-situ gelling tissue adhesives, biodegradable composites etc are illustrated in a lucid manner. Advanced processing techniques explored for the fabrication of micro-needles for vaccine delivery, 3D printing of personalized pharmaceuticals, bio-resorbable coatings, metallosurfactants and surface engineering of nanosystems are depicted in a straightforward and reasonable way.This book also discusses various advanced therapeutic and diagnostic systems such as magnetic nanoparticle based hyperthermia and their surface functionalization techniques. Lipid-based nano delivery systems for psoriasis, irritable bowel syndrome and pain management, polyrotaxane polymers, wearable devices for sensing etc are also depicted in this book. The contents are designed in a manner that will be highly suited for academic researchers, clinicians and industrialists who wish to explore in the versatile field of biomaterials as it contains a wealth of valuable information that will be equally useful to both beginners as well as established researchers.
Download or read book Fundamentals and Applications of Controlled Release Drug Delivery written by Juergen Siepmann and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2011-12-14 with total page 593 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pitched at a level comprehensible to those new to the field, this authoritative text covers the scientific and technological fundamentals of drug delivery as well as clinical applications and the developmental potential in controlled release drug delivery.
Download or read book Liposomes Part E written by and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2005-02-28 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Liposomes are cellular structures made up of lipid molecules. Important as a cellular model in the study of basic biology, liposomes are also used in clinical applications such as drug delivery and virus studies. Liposomes Part E is a continuation of previous Methods in Enzymology Liposome volumes A, B, C and D. One of the most highly respected publications in the field of biochemistry since 1955 Frequently consulted, and praised by researchers and reviewers alike Truly an essential publication for anyone in any field of the life sciences
Download or read book Multifunctional Pharmaceutical Nanocarriers written by Vladimir Torchilin and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2008-03-21 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The editors have brought together leading experts in multifunctional nanopharmaceuticals to provide cutting edge information; a critical overview of the field; and analysis of current and potential future developments to speed the subject’s rapid development.
Download or read book Handbook of Materials for Nanomedicine written by Vladimir Torchilin and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2020-03-12 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the fast-developing field of nanomedicine, a broad variety of materials have been used for the development of advanced delivery systems for drugs, genes, and diagnostic agents. With the recent breakthroughs in the field, we are witnessing a new age of disease management, which is governed by precise regulation of dosage and delivery. This book presents the advances in the use of lipid-based and inorganic nanomaterials for medical imaging, diagnosis, theranostics, and drug delivery. The materials discussed include liposome-scaffold systems, elastic liposomes, targeted liposomes, solid lipid nanoparticles, lipoproteins, exosomes, porous inorganic nanomaterials, silica nanoparticles, and inorganic nanohybrids. The book provides all available information about them and describes in detail their advantages and disadvantages and the areas where they could be utilized successfully.
