Nanocarriers Based Colon Targeting

Lalit Kumar is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pharmaceutics at the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Hajipur, Vaishali, Bihar, India. His area of research includes the development of nanocarriers for drug-targeting tumor cells in the colon, brain, breast, and lungs. Yashwant Pathak is a Professor and Associate Dean for faculty affairs at the Taneja College of Pharmacy at the University of South Florida, Tampa, USA. Prof. Pathak is also an Adjunct Professor at the Faculty of Pharmacy, Airlangga University, Surabaya, Indonesia. His area of research is in health care education, nanotechnology, drug delivery systems, and nutraceuticals.

An Overview on Colonic Diseases
Colonic disease – targeting strategies
Nanocarriers for the colonic diseases
Applications of nanocarriers in colon targeting
Polymeric nanoparticles in colon targeting
Polymersomes in colon targeting
Polymeric micelles in colon targeting
Solid lipid nanoparticles in colon targeting
Nanostructured lipid carriers in colon targeting
Liposomes in colon targeting
Carbon-based nanomaterials in colon targeting
Gold nanoparticles in colon targeting
Supramagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles for colon targeting
Magnetic triblock copolymer nanoparticles in colon targeting
Dendrimer nanoparticles for colon targeting
Mesoporous silica nanoparticles in colon targeting
Redox nanoparticles in colon drug targeting
Protein and peptides-based nanoparticles in colon targeting
Hybrid nanoparticles in colon targeting
Polysaccharides Based nanocarriers in colon targeting
Nanocrystals based approach in colon targeting
Nano-based enema’s for colon targeting
Exosomes in colon targeting
Nano carriers in Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Colorectal Cancer
Self-Nano Emulsifying Drug Delivery Systems in Colon Targeting
Pre-clinical and clinical status of different nanocarriers for colon targeting
Regulatory issues and toxicological concerns related to nanocarriers