Metal Nanoparticles in Pharma

Description

Completely dedicated to the biomedical applications of metal nanoparticles, this book covers the different toxicity problems found in healthcare situations and also provides comprehensive info on the use of metal nanoparticles in treating various diseases. Metal Nanoparticles in Pharma is the first edited volume to set up the discussion for a clinical setting and to target a pharmaceutical audience of academic and industry-based researchers. Front Matter ....Pages i-xviii Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 Iron Oxide Magnetic Nanoparticles in Photodynamic Therapy: A Promising Approach Against Tumor Cells (Amedea B. Seabra)....Pages 3-20 Nanoparticles in Wound Healing and Regeneration (Irina A. Shurygina, Michael G. Shurygin)....Pages 21-37 Silver Nanoparticles for Treatment of Neglected Diseases (Marcela Durán, Wagner J. Fávaro, German A. Islan, Guillermo R. Castro, Nelson Durán)....Pages 39-51 Encapsulation and Application of Metal Nanoparticles in Pharma (Anisha D’Souza, Ranjita Shegokar)....Pages 53-76 Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Applications of Magnetic Iron-Oxide Nanoparticles (Kelly J. Dussán, Ellen C. Giese, Gustavo N. A. Vieira, Lionete N. Lima, Debora D. V. Silva)....Pages 77-99 Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles and Nanotubular Surfaces: Potential Applications in Nanomedicine (Ana Rosa Ribeiro, Sara Gemini-Piperni, Sofia Afonso Alves, José Mauro Granjeiro, Luís Augusto Rocha)....Pages 101-121 Inhibition of Bacterial Quorum Sensing Systems by Metal Nanoparticles (Krystyna I. Wolska, Anna M. Grudniak, Katarzyna Markowska)....Pages 123-138 A Novel Strategy for Antimicrobial Agents: Silver Nanoparticles (Heejeong Lee, Dong Gun Lee)....Pages 139-153 Synthesis of Gold Nanoparticles and Their Applications in Drug Delivery (Lian-Hua Fu, Jun Yang, Jie-Fang Zhu, Ming-Guo Ma)....Pages 155-191 Magnetic Hyperthermia-Using Magnetic Metal/Oxide Nanoparticles with Potential in Cancer Therapy (Costica Caizer)....Pages 193-218 Biocompatible Magnetic Oxide Nanoparticles with Metal Ions Coated with Organic Shell as Potential Therapeutic Agents in Cancer (Costica Caizer, Alice Sandra Buteica, Ion Mindrila)....Pages 219-256 Metal and Metal Oxide Nanoparticles in Photoinactivation of Pathogens (Irena Maliszewska, Katarzyna Popko)....Pages 257-278 Colloidal Bio-nanoparticles in Polymer Fibers: Current Trends and Future Prospects (Zuzana Konvičková, Ondrej Laššák, Gabriela Kratošová, Kateřina Škrlová, Veronika Holišová)....Pages 279-294 Decoration of Inorganic Substrates with Metallic Nanoparticles and Their Application as Antimicrobial Agents (Marianna Hundáková, Kateřina Dědková, Gražyna Simha Martynková)....Pages 295-336 Antimicrobial Activities of Metal Nanoparticles (Adriano Brandelli, Ana Carolina Ritter, Flávio Fonseca Veras)....Pages 337-363 Gold Nanoparticles in Molecular Diagnostics and Molecular Therapeutics (Ana S. Matias, Fábio F. Carlos, P. Pedrosa, Alexandra R. Fernandes, Pedro V. Baptista)....Pages 365-387 Nanometals in Bhasma: Ayurvedic Medicine (Dilipkumar Pal, Vinod Kumar Gurjar)....Pages 389-415 Front Matter ....Pages 417-417 Gold Nanoparticle Biodistribution and Toxicity: Role of Biological Corona in Relation with Nanoparticle Characteristics (Catherine Carnovale, Gary Bryant, Ravi Shukla, Vipul Bansal)....Pages 419-436 The Local and Systemic Effects of Cobalt-Chromium Nanoparticles on the Human Body: The Implications for Metal-on-Metal Hip Arthroplasty (James Drummond, Phong Tran, Camdon Fary)....Pages 437-449 Biological Synthesis, Pharmacokinetics, and Toxicity of Different Metal Nanoparticles (Raúl A. Trbojevich, Adriana M. Torres)....Pages 451-468 Bio-distribution and Toxicity of Noble Metal Nanoparticles in Humans (Indarchand Gupta, Avinash Ingle, Priti Paralikar, Raksha Pandit, Silvio Silvério da Silva, Mahendra Rai)....Pages 469-482 Back Matter ....Pages 483-493