Nanotechnology in skin, soft tissue, and bone infections. (2020)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Mahendra Rai, editor.
• Other Names: Rai, Mahendra
• Contents: Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- Contributors -- Part I: Skin Infections -- Chapter 1: Nitric Oxide-Releasing Nanomaterials and Skin Infections -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 NO and Human Skin -- 1.3 Delivering NO to Human Skin -- 1.4 Nanoparticles for Dermatological Applications -- 1.4.1 Liposomes -- 1.4.2 Polymeric Nanoparticles -- 1.4.3 Metallic Nanoparticles -- 1.5 NO-Releasing Nanomaterials for Biomedical Purposes -- 1.5.1 NO-Releasing Nanoparticles in the Management of Skin Infection -- 1.5.1.1 Bacterial Infections -- 1.5.1.2 Fungal Infections -- 1.5.1.3 Parasitic Infections 1.6 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 2: Metal Nanoparticle Based Antibacterial Nanocomposites for Skin Infections -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Anatomy and Physicochemical Properties of Skin -- 2.3 Type of Bacterial Infections in Skin -- 2.4 Emergence of Various Types of Metal Nanoparticles (MNPs) and Its Composites -- 2.5 Essences of New Class of Nanoscale Materials Suitable Against Skin Infections -- 2.6 Nanoscale Materials as Antibacterial Skincare Agents -- 2.6.1 Metal Nanoparticles -- 2.6.1.1 Silver Nanoparticles (Ag NPs) -- 2.6.1.2 Gold Nanoparticles (Au NPs) -- 2.6.2 Metal Oxide NPs 2.6.2.1 Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles -- 2.6.2.2 Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles -- 2.6.2.3 Copper Oxide Nanoparticles -- 2.6.2.4 Other Metal Oxide Nanoparticles -- 2.6.3 Nanocomposites -- 2.7 Proposed Mathematical Models of Penetration of NPs Through Skin -- 2.8 Diffusion of NPs Through Skin -- 2.8.1 Mathematical Model for Diffusion Through Skin -- 2.8.2 Metal and Metal Oxide NPs Diffusion Through Skin -- 2.9 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3: Combination Therapy Using Metal Nanoparticles for Skin Infections -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Skin Infections -- 3.3 Types of Skin Infections 3.3.1 Bacterial Skin Infections -- 3.3.2 Fungal Skin Infections -- 3.3.2.1 Athlete's Foot or Tinea pedis -- 3.3.2.2 Jock Itch or Tinea cruris -- 3.3.2.3 Ringworm or Tinea corporis -- 3.3.2.4 Yeast Infections -- 3.3.3 Viral Skin Infections -- 3.3.3.1 Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) -- 3.3.3.2 Chickenpox (Varicella zoster) -- 3.3.3.3 Shingle (Herpes zoster) -- 3.3.3.4 Molluscum Contagiosum -- 3.3.3.5 Measles and Rubella -- 3.3.3.6 Hand-Foot-and-Mouth Disease -- 3.3.3.7 Roseola -- 3.3.3.8 Warts -- 3.3.4 Parasitic Infections -- 3.4 Metal and Metal Oxide Nanoparticles on Skin Infections 3.4.1 Silver Nanoparticles (AgNPs) -- 3.4.2 Gold Nanoparticles (AuNPs) -- 3.4.3 Copper Nanoparticles (CuNPs) -- 3.4.4 Copper Oxide Nanoparticles (CuO NPs) -- 3.4.5 Titanium Oxide Nanoparticles (TiO2 NPs) and Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) -- 3.5 Human Skin Penetration of Metallic Nanoparticles -- 3.6 Combined Therapy of Metallic Nanoparticles in Bacterial Skin Infections -- 3.7 Combined Therapy of Metallic Nanoparticles in Fungal Skin Infections -- 3.8 Combined Therapy of Metallic Nanoparticles in Viral Skin Infections
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2020
• Extent: 1 online resource (286 pages)
• Subjects: 616.5/2; Skin -- Infections; Bones -- Infections; Nanomedicine; Nanomedicine; Skin -- Infections; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783030351472; 3030351475
• Related ISBNs: 9783030351465; 3030351467
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