Bookedited by Gianni Ciofani.
Summary: "Smart Nanoparticles for Biomedicine explores smart nanoparticles that change their structural or functional properties in response to specific external stimuli (electric or magnetic fields, electromagnetic radiation, ultrasound, etc.). Particular attention is given to multifunctional nanostructured materials that are pharmacologically active and that can be actuated by virtue of their magnetic, dielectric, optically-active, redox-active, or piezoelectric properties. This important reference resource will be of great value to readers who want to learn more on how smart nanoparticles can be used to create more effective treatment solutions. Nanotechnology has enabled unprecedented control of the interactions between materials and biological entities, from the microscale, to the molecular level. Nanosurfaces and nanostructures have been used to mimic or interact with biological microenvironments, to support specific biological functions, such as cell adhesion, mobility and differentiation, and in tissue healing. Recently, a new paradigm has been proposed for nanomedicine to exploit the intrinsic properties of nanomaterials as active devices rather than as passive structural units or carriers for medications. Discusses the synthesis, characterization and applications of a new generation of smart nanoparticles for nanomedicine applicationsExplores the problems relating to the biocompatibility of a range of nanoparticles, outlining potential solutionsDescribes techniques for manipulating specific classes of nanoparticles for a variety of treatment types"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
1. Introduction: Smart Materials in Biomedicine / Elisa Mele
2. Smart Polymeric Nanoparticles / Clara Mattu, Giulia Brachi, Gianluca Ciardelli
3. Smart Liposomes for Drug Delivery / Tianshu Li, Shinji Takeoka
4. Pharmacologically Active Plant-Derived Natural Products / Adela Pintea, Dumitriţa Rugină, Zoriţa Diaconeasa
5. Nanostructured Cyanoacrylates: Biomedical Applications / Ilker S. Bayer
6. Applications of Carbon Nanotubes in the Biomedical Field / Cécilia Ménard-Moyon
7. Carbon Nanomaterials for Nanomedicine / Marta d'Amora, Silvia Giordani
8. Silica Nanoparticle Applications in the Biomedical Field / Larissa B. Capeletti, Lívia M.D. Loiola, Agustin S. Picco, Michelle da Silva Liberato, Mateus B. Cardoso
9. Magnetic Nanoparticles and Their Bioapplications / Christos Tapeinos
10. TiO2 Nanotube Arrays as Smart Platforms for Biomedical Applications / Giada G. Genchi, Yiqi Cao, Tejal A. Desai
11. Antioxidant Inorganic Nanoparticles and Their Potential Applications in Biomedicine / Austin Burns, William T. Self
12. Zinc Oxide Nanostructures in Biomedicine / Luisa Racca, Marta Canta, Bianca Dumontel, Andrea Ancona, Tania Limongi, Nadia Garino, Marco Laurenti, Giancarlo Canavese, Valentina Cauda
13. Smart Inorganic Nanoparticles for Wireless Cell Stimulation / Attilio Marino, Matteo Battaglini, Ilaria Pezzini, Gianni Ciofani
14. Nanosized Optical Thermometers / Satoshi Arai, Madoka Suzuki
15. Advanced Optical Microscopy Techniques for the Investigation of Cell-Nanoparticle Interactions / Natalia Feiner-Gracia, Sílvia Pujals, Pietro Delcanale, Lorenzo Albertazzi.