Full Description
Cancer Therapy: Potential Applications of Nanotechnology provides readers with a compendium of all the latest research work in cancer therapeutics, including an emphasis on work in nanotechnology and polymeric nanoparticles. While there have been a large number of ongoing research projects and publications on the treatment of cancer, there is a limited number of books related to nanotechnology, especially those with an emphasis on polymeric nanoparticles in cancer therapy. This title enlightens researchers and students and provides exhaustive knowledge on the topics covered.
Contents
1. Introduction and barriers in cancer therapeutics
2. Nanoencapsulation approaches for enhancing cancer therapy
3. Polymeric nanomaterial: expanding horizons in cancer therapeutics (A general introduction)
4. Chitosan vector
5. Polyethylenemine (PEI): An efficient carrier in Cancer Therapeutics
6. Poly(L-Glutamic Acid): A potential polymer in cancer therapy
7. PLGA for anticancer therapy
8. Dendrimers and modifications in targeted delivery
9. PLA for drug and gene delivery to tumours
10. PLL
11. Polycaprolactone
12. Poly(alkyl cyanoacrylate)
13. Polymeric micelles: multifunctional properties and applications in cancer
14. Polymeric nanomaterials in theranostics
15. Development of promising polymers as vector in cancer therapy
16. Liposomes and their historical use for cancer applications
17. Lipid nanoparticles loaded with anticancer bioactives: state of the art
18. Clinical updates/approaches and future prospectives
