Synopses & Reviews
Particles of colloidal size are the subject of growing interest because of the many versatile roles they can play -- the better we understand how they function, the more we can use them to our advantage. Colloidal chemistry thus involves a great number of disciplines, including chemistry, physics, materials sciences, and biology. Colloidal and surface systems have tremendous technical importance and nearly all industrial processes involve colloidal systems and/or chemical reactions at surfaces.
Bridging academic research and industrial applications, this is the first modern approach to relate fundamental research to the applied science of colloids. Edited by the 'l'eminence grise' on this topic and written by the top scientists in the field, this text examines the role of colloid and interface science in pharmacy, as well as pharmaceutical formulations and drug delivery. It then goes on to treat pharmaceutical suspensions and emulsions, including multiple emulsions, as well as liposomes and the role of nanotechnology in drug delivery. A final section is devoted to the hot topic of stem cell research.
For surface and pharmaceutical chemists, physicochemists, chemical engineers and those working in the pharmaceutical industry.
Review
“This volume highlights a number of approaches toward using nanotechnology for drug delivery, imaging, and therapeutic applications.” (
The Quarterly Review of Biology, March 2009)
"[A] well-produced book, easy to find your way around … .Each chapter is accompanied by a detailed list of references that includes both popular science journals and the more specialised research literature." (Chemistry and Industry, November 2008)
Review
About the editor:"Dr. Tadros is a very well recognized individual in the surface chemistry community and is known to write well."
—Prof. Krister Holmberg, Chalmers University, Göteborg, Sweden
"The author is a well-known scientist in this field with a long experience in colloid science."
—Henkel KGaA, Düsseldorf, Germany
"Dr. Tadros is well-known in the field of colloid science. High quality can be expected."
—University of Bayreuth, Germany
"Professor Tadros is a well-known expert on the topic. Because of his industrial experience it might be possible to close the gap between fundamentals and the relevance and applications in the practice."
—Dr. Oetter, BASF AG, Ludwigshafen, Germany
"Dr. Tadros is a well-known scientist in emulsion and rheology science who can write about fundamentals and applications of surfactants."
—Yokohama National University, Japan
Synopsis
An overview of nanotechnologyand its potentialThe field of nanotechnology is undergoing rapid developments on many fronts. This reference provides a comprehensive review of various nanotechnologies with a view to their biomedical applications. With chapters contributed by distinguished scientists from diverse disciplines, Biomedical Applications of Nanotechnology:
Reviews recent advances in the designing of various nanotechnologies based on nucleic acids, polymers, biomaterials, and metals
Discusses biomedical nanotechnology in areas such as drug and gene delivery
Covers advanced aspects of imaging and diagnostics
Includes a chapter on the issue of nanotoxicology
Complete with figures and tables, this is a practical, hands-on reference book for researchers in pharmaceutical and biotech industries, biomedical engineers, pharmaceutical scientists, pharmacologists, and materials scientists as well as for the policymakers who need to understand the potential of nanotechnology. It is also an excellent resource book for graduate-level students in pharmaceutical sciences, biomedical engineering, and other fields in which nanotechnology is playing an increasingly important role.
Synopsis
An overview of nanotechnology and its potential
The field of nanotechnology is undergoing rapid developments on many fronts. This reference provides a comprehensive review of various nanotechnologies with a view to their biomedical applications. With chapters contributed by distinguished scientists from diverse disciplines, Biomedical Applications of Nanotechnology:
- Reviews recent advances in the designing of various nanotechnologies based on nucleic acids, polymers, biomaterials, and metals
- Discusses biomedical nanotechnology in areas such as drug and gene delivery
- Covers advanced aspects of imaging and diagnostics
- Includes a chapter on the issue of nanotoxicology
Complete with figures and tables, this is a practical, hands-on reference book for researchers in pharmaceutical and biotech industries, biomedical engineers, pharmaceutical scientists, pharmacologists, and materials scientists as well as for the policymakers who need to understand the potential of nanotechnology. It is also an excellent resource book for graduate-level students in pharmaceutical sciences, biomedical engineering, and other fields in which nanotechnology is playing an increasingly important role.
About the Author
Vinod Labhasetwar, PHD, is a Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, Lerner Research Institute at the Cleveland Clinic, where he leads the Cancer NanoMedicine Program, a collaborative effort jointly sponsored by the Department of Biomedical Engineering and the clinic's Taussig Cancer Center. Dr. Labhasetwar's research interest is in translational nanomedicine. His laboratory investigates various nanosystems for drug/gene delivery in cancer therapy, stroke, cardiovascular conditions, and other age-related disorders. In addition, his group investigates magnetic nanoparticles for imaging applications. Dr. Labhasetwar has published over one hundred peer-reviewed articles and book chapters. He has several U.S. and foreign patents on drug delivery.
Diandra L. Leslie-Pelecky, PHD, is Associate Professor of Physics and Astronomy and a member of the Nebraska Center for Materials and Nanoscience at the University of Nebraska – Lincoln. She works with nanostructured magnetic materials having applications in biomedicine, magnetic recording, and permanent magnets, as well as with fundamental understanding of disordered magnetic systems. She has forty peer-reviewed articles and book chapters.
Table of Contents
Iron Oxide Nanoparticle Dispersions
Solubilization of a Poorly-soluble Aromatic Drug by Micellar Solutions of Amphiphilic Block Copoly(oxyalkylene)s
Controlling the Physical Stability of Liposomal Colloids
Mathematical Modeling of Coagulation and Flocculation of Colloidal Suspensions Incorporating the Influence of Surface Forces
Emulsion STability and Interfacial Properties
Wetting Film Dynamics and Stability
Measuring Forces in the Colloidal REgime with the Atomic Force Microscope
Ion Specificity in Colloidal Systems
Stabilization of Thin Films, Foams, Emulsions and Bifluid Gels with Surface-active Solid Particles
Forces in Aequous Nanofilms Containing Polyelectrolytes
Association between Polyelectrolytes and Oppositely Charged Surfactants in Bulk and at Solid/Liquid Interfaces
Nonionic Micelle Films: Thinning and Stability
PEGlated Polymer-based Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery to the Brain