Lipid-Based Nanocarriers for Drug Delivery and Diagnosis. A volume in Micro and Nano Technologies

Description

Lipid-Based Nanocarriers for Drug Delivery and Diagnosis explores the present state of widely used lipid-based nanoparticulate delivery systems, such as solid lipid nanoparticles (SLN), nanostructured lipid carriers (NLC), nanoliposomes, micelles, nanoemulsions, nanosuspensions and lipid nanotubes. The various types of lipids that can be exploited for drug delivery and their chemical composition and physicochemical characteristics are reviewed in detail, along with their characterization aspects and effects of their dimensions on drug delivery systems behavior in-vitro and in-vivo. The book covers the effective utilization of these lipids based systems for controlled and targeted delivery of potential drugs/genes for enhanced clinical efficacy. Content: Front-matter,Copyright,Biographies,PrefaceEntitled to full textChapter 1 - Solid lipid nanoparticles, Pages 1-35 Chapter 2 - Nanostructured lipid carriers, Pages 37-61 Chapter 3 - Liposomes, Pages 63-110 Chapter 4 - Nanoemulsions, Pages 111-137 Chapter 5 - Nanosuspensions, Pages 139-172 Chapter 6 - Lipid nanotubes, Pages 173-190 Chapter 7 - Ultrasound-responsive nanosystems, Pages 191-218 Chapter 8 - Liposomes for targeted drug delivery in cancer therapy, Pages 219-238 Chapter 9 - Lipid-based nanocarriers for cancer gene therapy, Pages 239-280 Chapter 10 - pH- and temperature-responsive nanosystems, Pages 281-315 Chapter 11 - Niosomal drug delivery, Pages 317-342 Index, Pages 343-353