Nanoscience in Medicine Vol. 1

Chapter 1. Nanomaterials, a promising tool for drug delivery; Abha Meena
Chapter 2. Nanocarriers for cancer-targeted drug delivery; Gautam Singhvi
Chapter 3. Gold nanoparticle mediated delivery of therapeutic enzymes for biomedical applications; Madan L. Verma
Chapter 4. Techniques for improving bioavailability of vitamin A in food by encapsulation; Vaibhav Kumar Maurya
Chapter 5. Antimicrobial activity of nanomaterials; Manashjit Gogoi
Chapter 6. Advanced nanostructures for oral insulin delivery; K. Pramod
Chapter 7. Electrospun nano-architectures for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine; Chandra Mohan Srivastava
Chapter 8. Solid-lipid nanoparticles, a multidimensional drug delivery system; Abhishek Pandey
Chapter 9. Nanomedicine for diagnosis and treatment; Tarun Kumar Sharma
Chapter 10. Biomedical applications of iron and cobalt-based biomagnetic alloy nanoparticles; Neerish Revaprasadu
Chapter 11. Enhancing nucleic acid delivery into target cells using nanoparticles; Ravi Shukla
Chapter 12. Plasmonic hybrid nanocomposites for plasmon enhanced fluorescence and biomedical applications; Ahmed Nabile Emam

This book takes a systematic approach to address the gaps relating to nanomedicine and bring together fragmented knowledge on the advances on nanomaterials and their biomedical applicability. In particular, it demonstrates an exclusive compilation of state of the art research with a focus on fundamental concepts, current trends, limitations, and future directions of nanomedicine.