Polymer-based nanostructures: medical applications

by Broz, Pavel

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Title Statements

Full title :Polymer-based nanostructures : medical applications / edited by Pavel Broz.

Summary

"Nanotechnology is about small things: medicine usually deals with bigger things - with patients and their diseases. The ultimate goal of all medical sciences is the healing of diseases whenever possible, otherwise the abatement of suffering. The first step of a successful medical treatment is the correct diagnosis of the disease or disease condition, based on clinical knowledge and experience and on diagnostic tools that give insight into macroscopic, microscopic, and biochemical properties of the disease process. Nanomaterials can improve currently available diagnostic applications in medicine and polymerbased nanostructures, especially, have an enormous potential to revolutionize the way clinicians diagnose diseases correctly and efficiently. The second step when treating patients is a powerful and specific therapy that is low in side effects, which can prolong the survival of the patient or lower the burden of the disease. Again, polymer-based nanostructures are very promising novel tools that might change the way certain diseases are being treated. The purpose of this book ... is to summarize the knowledge in this field which was gained in the last few years in many different research labs and to present successful applications of polymer-based supramolecular nanometer-sized structures in medicine, both in diagnostic and therapeutic applications for important diseases such as arteriosclerosis, cancer, infections, or autoimmune disorders."--Preface

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2010

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Royal Society of Chemistry
Place of Publication:Cambridge, UK
Language:eng
Publication Date:2010

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (xv, 372 pages) : : illustrations (some color)

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781621981633, 1621981630, 9781847559968, 1847559964
DOI:10.1039/9781847559968
oclc:ocn642685902
LC Classification:R857.P6
Dewey Decimal:610.28

Polymer materials for biomedical applications / Violeta Malinova and Wolfgang Meier -- Strategies for transmembrane passage of polymer-based nanostructures / Emmanuel O. Akala -- Nanoparticle engineering for the lymphatic system and lymph node targeting / Seyed M. Moghimi -- Strategies for intracellular delivery of polymer-based nanosystems / Jaspreet K. Vasir, Chiranjeevi Peetla and Vinod Labhasetwar -- Strategies for triggered release from polymer-based nanostructures / Violeta Malinova [and others] -- Polymeric nanoparticles for medical imaging / Egidijus E. Uzgiris -- Polymeric vesicles/capsules for diagnostic applications in medicine / Margaret A. Wheatley -- Polymeric micelles for therapeutic applications in medicine / Vladmir P. Torchilin -- Anti-cancer polymersomes / Shenshen Cai [and others] -- Polymer-based nanoreactors for medical applications / An Ranquin, Caroline De Vocht and Patrick Van Gelder -- Nanoparticles for cancer diagnosis and therapy / Yong-Eun Lee Koo, Daniel A. Orringer and Raoul Kopelman.

Subjects

Biomedical and Dental Materials Chemicals and Drugs Macromolecular Substances Manufactured Materials Manufactures MEDICAL -- Allied Health Services MEDICAL -- Biotechnology MEDICAL -- Family & General Practice MEDICAL -- Lasers in Medicine Medical Laboratory Science Medical technology Nanostructures nanotechnology Polymer Chemistry Polymères Polymères en médecine Polymers Polymers in medicine Produits manufacturés Science