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Advances in polymeric nanomaterials for biomedical applications / edited by Anil Kumar Bajpai, Rajesh Kumar Saini. -- Waltham : Eslevier, 2021. – (61.2683/A244) |
Contents
List of contributors
Biographies
Preface
CHAPTER 1 Fundamentals of polymeric nanostructured materials
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Historical background
1.3 Classification of nanomaterials
1.4 Different types of polymer nanocomposites
1.5 Fabrication of the nanocomposites
1.6 Characterization
1.7 Properties
1.8 Applications
1.9 Anticorrosion
1.10 Conclusion and future scope
References
CHAPTER 2 Synthesis of polymer nanomaterials, mechanisms, and their structural control
2.1 Polymer nanomaterials
2.2 Types of polymer nanomaterials
2.3 Synthesis of polymer nanomaterials
2.4 Mechanism of formation of nanoparticles
2.5 Control of morphological parameters (factors controlling the shape and size of nanoparticles)
2.6 Characteristics of polymeric nanoparticles
2.7 Conclusion
References
CHAPTER 3 Polymeric nanomaterials in drug delivery
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Conventional delivery systems
3.3 Controlled drug delivery
3.4 Types of controlled drug delivery
3.5 Significance of nanomaterials in drug delivery
3.6 Nanocarriers for drug delivery: basic properties
3.7 Various nanoscale drug delivery systems
3.8 Nanomedicine formulations: clinical development and approved materials
3.9 Conclusions and future perspectives
References
CHAPTER 4 Nanostructures in gene delivery
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Management of physical properties in self-assembled nanostructures
4.3 Strategies of drug delivery by nanostructures
4.4 Various nanostructures for gene delivery and gene therapies
4.5 Latest used dendrimers in gene delivery
4.6 Polymeric smart nanostructures
4.7 Future directions
References
CHAPTER 5 Dendrimer-based nanoformulations as drug carriers for cancer treatment
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Methods for dendrimer synthesis
5.3 Structure and properties of dendrimers
5.4 Dendrimers for biomedical applications
5.5 Dendrimer nanoparticles for cancer therapy
5.6 Conclusion and future perspectives
Acknowledgments
References
CHAPTER 6 Polymer nanomaterials in bioimaging
6.1 Introduction
6.2 NIR optical bioimaging
6.3 Two-photon imaging
6.4 Supramolecular imaging
6.5 Photoacoustic imaging
References
CHAPTER 7 Polymeric nanoparticles used in tissue engineering
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Properties of polymer suitable for tissue engineering
7.3 Method of preparation of polymers for tissue engineering
7.4 Polymer scaffolds used in tissue engineering
7.5 Applications
7.6 Future perspective
References
CHAPTER 8 Polymeric nanomaterials as broad-spectrum antimicrobial compounds
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Nanomaterials prepared from antimicrobial polymers
8.3 Modified nanomaterials for antimicrobial activity
8.4 Polymeric nanomaterial as carrier for antimicrobial agent.
8.5 Mechanisms for antimicrobial activity
8.6 Factors influencing antimicrobial activity
8.7 Application of polymeric antimicrobial nanomaterials
8.8 Conclusion and future prospects
References
CHAPTER 9 Polymeric nanomaterials for targeting the cellular suborganelles
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Different suborganelle-targeting strategies based on polymeric nanomaterials
9.3 Conclusion and future perspectives
References
CHAPTER 10 Polymeric nanomaterials in neuroscience
10.1 Introduction
10.2 The gamut of nanomaterials in neurological disorders
10.3 Conclusions
References
CHAPTER 11 Polymeric nanomaterials for ocular drug delivery
11.1 Introduction
11.2 Anatomical hurdles for drug delivery
11.3 Applications of liposomes in ocular delivery
11.4 Applications of nanomicelles in ocular delivery
11.5 Applications of dendrimers in ocular delivery
11.6 Applications of additional nanoparticles in ocular delivery.
11.7 Future outlook
References
CHAPTER 12 Current and future challenges in polymeric nanomaterials for biomedical applications
12.1 Introduction
12.2 Physicochemical properties of polymeric nanoparticles
12.3 Polymeric nanoparticles for bioimaging
12.4 Conclusions and future prospects
References
Index
