BookSurendra Nimesh.
Summary: This book gives a systematic account of the many aspects of nanotechnology mediated gene therapy, from the preparation of nanoparticles to physicochemical characterization, and follows with applications in in vitro and in vivo models. It emphasizes the various aspects of nanotechnology-based gene therapy, detailing the tools and techniques available for preparation and in vitro and in vivo characterization of nanoparticles.
Contents:
1. Nanotechnology : an introduction
2. Methods of nanoparticle preparation
3. Tools and techniques for physico-chemical characterization of nanoparticles
4. Characterization of nanoparticles : in vitro and in vivo
5. Theory and limitations to gene therapy
6. Targeted gene delivery mediated by nanoparticles
7. Polymeric nanoparticles for gene delivery
8. Poly-L-lysine nanoparticles
9. Chitosan nanoparticles
10. Polyethylenimine nanoparticles
11. Atelocollagen
12. Protamine nanoparticles
13. Dendrimers
14. Cyclodextrins and cyclodextrin- containing polymers
15. Poly(D, L-lactide-co-glycolide)-based nanoparticles
16. Metallic and inorganic nanoparticles.