Nanomedicine in Health and Disease

Ross J. Hunter, Victor R. Preedy

Introduction and Technology: Nanomedicine: An Introduction. The Regulation of Nanomedicine. Nanotubes and their Application to Nanomedicine. Nanoparticles for Topical Application. Nanocrystal Formulations for Improved Delivery of Poorly Soluble Drugs. Antioxidant Nanoparticles. Lipid Nanocapsules in Nanomedicine. Nanotheragnostic Colloids in Disease. Nanotechnology in Controlling Infectious Disease. Virus-based Nanoparticles as Tools for Biomedicine. Safety of Nanoparticles in Medicine. Applications to Health: Pulmonary Drug Delivery with Nanoparticles. Carbon Nanotubes in Infectious Diseases. Radiation Protection with Nanoparticles. Nanoparticle Therapy in Arthritis. Phospholipid-based Nanomicelles in Cancer Nanomedicine. Tumor-Specific Liposomal Nanomedicines, Antitumor Antibody-modified Doxorubicin-loaded Liposomes. Nanomedicine in Blood Diseases. Nanomedicine and Neurodegenerative Disorders. Nanotechnological Applications in Tissue and Implant Engineering.