Nanoparticles in Translational Science and Medicine

Content: 
Copyright Page
Page iv

Contributors
Pages xi-xiv

Preface
Pages xv-xvi

Liposomes and Other Vesicular Systems: Structural Characteristics, Methods of Preparation, and Use in Nanomedicine
Pages 1-52
Elisa Elizondo, Evelyn Moreno, Ingrid Cabrera, Alba Córdoba, Santiago Sala, Jaume Veciana, Nora Ventosa

Chapter 2 - Luminescent Quantum Dots, Making Invisibles Visible in Bioimaging
Pages 53-99
Mitsuru Ishikawa, Vasudevanpillai Biju

Fabrication of Dendrimers Toward Biological Application
Pages 101-140
Hsieh-Chih Tsai, Toyoko Imae

Carbohydrate-Based Nanoparticles for Potential Applications in Medicine
Pages 141-173
Marco Marradi, Isabel García, Soledad Penadés

Chapter 5 - Carbon Nanotubes: Engineering Biomedical Applications
Pages 175-245
Diego A. Gomez-Gualdrón, Juan C. Burgos, Jiamei Yu, Perla B. Balbuena

Engineered Biological Entities for Drug Delivery and Gene Therapy: Protein Nanoparticles
Pages 247-298
Joan Domingo-Espín, Ugutz Unzueta, Paolo Saccardo, Escarlata Rodríguez-Carmona, José Luís Corchero, Esther Vázquez, Neus Ferrer-Miralles

Chpater 7 - Polymer Nanoparticles
Pages 299-323
Xiao-Yun Lu, Dao-Cheng Wu, Zheng-Jun Li, Guo-Qiang Chen

Chapter 8 - Nanobiotechnology and Personalized Medicine
Pages 325-354
K.K. Jain

Chapter 9 - Tissue Engineering Using Magnetite Nanoparticles
Pages 355-395
Akira Ito, Masamichi Kamihira

Chapter 10 - Peptide Nanoparticles for Oligonucleotide Delivery
Pages 397-426
Taavi Lehto, Kariem Ezzat, Ülo Langel

Chapter 11 - Nanoparticles in Molecular Diagnostics
Pages 427-488
Pedro V. Baptista, Gonçalo Doria, Pedro Quaresma, Miguel Cavadas, Cristina S. Neves, Inês Gomes, Peter Eaton, Eulália Pereira, Ricardo Franco

Chapter 12 - Nanoparticles in Cancer Chemotherapy
Pages 489-507
Deboshri Banerjee, Shiladitya Sengupta

Chapter 13 - Nanoparticles in Gene Therapy: Principles, Prospects, and Challenges
Pages 509-562
Chunxi Liu, Na Zhang

Chapter 14 - Cell Delivery of Therapeutic Nanoparticles
Pages 563-601
JoEllyn McMillan, Elena Batrakova, Howard E. Gendelman

Index
Pages 603-615