Nanotechnology in medicine emerging applications /

Nanotechnology in medicine emerging applications /

The world is indeed getting smaller. The dimensions of nanotechnology are shrinking at a rather rapid rate. Consequently, more innovations are happening at the cellular, molecular, and even the atomic level. That's the definition of nanoscale: the science of manipulating materials on an atomic...

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Main Author: Koprowski, Eugene J.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: [New York, N.Y.] (222 East 46th Street, New York, NY 10017) : Momentum Press, c2012.
Subjects:
Nanomedicine.
Online Access:An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • References
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1. Nanotechnology and appetite control
  • Taste, technology
  • Side effects, safety concerned
  • Availability
  • References
  • Suggested reading
  • Chapter 2. Nanotechnology and cancer therapy: tracking, targeting tumors
  • Breast cancer backgrounder
  • Impact of nanotechnology developments on the perceptions of oncologists
  • Future prospects for abraxane
  • Rivals emerging
  • Intense interest overseas
  • Regulators assuage public on safety of nanotechnology drugs
  • Futuristic vision
  • Voil�a! Moment for researchers finally arrives
  • References
  • Suggested reading
  • Chapter 3. Controlling cholesterol
  • Still early stage
  • References
  • For further reference
  • Chapter 4. Nanotechnology: drug development and delivery
  • New chemical "Entities"
  • Skyrocketing costs
  • Nanotechnology in drug delivery, development
  • Futuristic drug delivery mechanisms
  • References
  • Recommended reading
  • Chapter 5. Molecular imaging and diagnostics
  • Nanotech in imaging: a norm of the future
  • What's next for nanotech diagnostics?
  • Commercialized diagnostic
  • References
  • Chapter 6. Creating customized bones: Nanobones
  • References
  • Chapter 7. Chemical substitutes: Nanotech alchemy and neowater
  • Other nanotech solvents
  • Nanotech alchemy: gold and silver
  • Nanotech biocides
  • References
  • Chapter 8. Nanotechnology, hormones, and hot flashes
  • Nanotech steroids in sports
  • References
  • Chapter 9. Immunosuppression and nanotechnology
  • Nanoparticle-decorated immune cells
  • Backstory: nanotech in kidney transplants
  • References
  • Index
  • About the author.

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