ABSTRACT

This handbook (55 chapters) provides a comprehensive roadmap of basic research in nanomedicine as well as clinical applications. However, unlike other texts in nanomedicine, it not only highlights current advances in diagnostics and therapeutics but also explores related issues like nomenclature, historical developments, regulatory aspects, nanosim

part |2 pages

Section I: General Introduction and Beginnings

part |2 pages

Section II: Nanoparticles, Nanodevices, and Imaging

chapter 7|40 pages

Properties of Nanoparticulate Materials

chapter 10|26 pages

Nanosizing Approaches in Drug Delivery

chapter 14|34 pages

The Story of C60 Buckminsterfullerene

chapter 16|28 pages

Nanoimaging for Nanomedicine

chapter 20|22 pages

Atomic Force Microscopy for Nanomedicine

part |2 pages

Section III: Therapy and Clinical Applications

chapter 37|36 pages

Applications of Nanomaterials in Dentistry

chapter 43|20 pages

Nanotechnology for Radiation Oncology

chapter 44|22 pages

Gold Nanoparticles against Cancer

chapter 53|48 pages

Lectins as Nano-Tools in Drug Delivery

chapter 54|34 pages

Diagnostics of Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever Virus