Green nanoparticles synthesis and biomedical applications /: synthesis and biomedical applications. (2020)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Jayanta Kumar Patra [and more], editors.
• Other Names: Patra, Jayanta Kumar; Fraceto, Leonardo Fernandes; Das, Gitishree; Campos, Estefânia Vangelie Ramos
• Contents: Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- About the Editors -- Chapter 1: Biomedical Applications of Stimuli-Responsive Hydrogels -- 1 Introduction -- 2 PEG-Based Temperature-Sensitive Hydrogels: Structural and Physicochemical Properties -- 2.1 Hydrogels Mechanical Properties and Phase Organization Studied by Rheological Analysis and Small-Angle X-Ray Scattering (SAXS): Implications on Drug-Controlled Release -- 2.2 Biomedical Applications of Thermosensitive PEG-Based Hydrogels: From Structural Organization to Biopharmaceutical Use 2.3 pH-Sensitive PEG-Based Hydrogels: Theoretical Principles in pH-Sensitive Delivery Systems -- 2.4 Strategies to Make PEG pH-Sensitive: Chemical Modifications and Their Biomedical Applications -- 3 Conclusion and Prospects -- References -- Chapter 2: Viral and Nonviral Drug Delivery Systems for Medical Health Care: An Overview -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Necessity for Delivery Vectors in Biological Systems -- 2.1 Physical Protection -- 2.2 Targeted Delivery -- 2.3 Sustained Release -- 2.4 Regulated Rate of Clearance -- 3 General Overview of Viral Delivery Vectors -- 3.1 Adenovirus -- 3.2 Retrovirus 3.3 Designing a Retroviral Vector -- 3.4 Phage Virus -- 3.5 Filamentous Phage -- 3.6 Lambda Phage -- 4 General Overview of Non-viral Delivery Vectors -- 4.1 Liposomes -- 4.1.1 Ongoing Research and Clinically Approved Liposomal-Based Delivery Systems in Therapeutics -- 4.2 Microparticles -- 5 Microparticles for Delivery of Therapeutic Drugs -- 6 Microparticles for the Delivery of Genetic Material -- 6.1 Nanoparticles -- 7 Nanoparticulate-Based Drug Delivery in Cancer -- 8 Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery for the Treatment for Tuberculosis -- 9 Hazards Associated with Various Delivery Systems 10 Latest Trends in the Field of Vector-Mediated Delivery Systems -- 10.1 Niosomes -- 11 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3: Nanotoxicology in Plants -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Nanomaterials -- 2.1 Classification of Nanomaterials -- 2.1.1 Carbon-Based Nanomaterials -- 2.1.2 Inorganic-Based Nanomaterials -- 2.1.3 Quantum Dots -- 2.1.4 Organic-Based Nanomaterials (Biomaterials) -- 2.2 Nanomaterial Production -- 2.3 Transport, Distribution, and the Fate of Nanomaterials in the Environment -- 3 Plants -- 3.1 Nonvascular Plants -- 3.2 Vascular Plants -- 3.2.1 Tissues -- 3.2.2 Seeds -- 3.2.3 Germination 3.3 Associations with Microorganisms -- 3.4 Plant Stress Response Mechanisms -- 4 Plant Nanotoxicology -- 4.1 Uptake of Nanomaterials in Plant Tissues -- 4.2 Toxic Effects of Nanomaterials on Plants -- 5 Nanotoxicological Evaluation Techniques in Plants -- 6 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 4: Carbon Nanotubes as Plant Growth Regulators: Prospects -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Classification of the CNTs and Their Main Characteristics -- 2.1 Classification of the CNT According to the Wall Structure -- 2.2 Classification of the SWCNT by Carbon Configuration -- 2.3 Characteristics
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2020
• Extent: 1 online resource (395 p.)
• Subjects: 620.1/15; Nanoparticles; Green chemistry; Green chemistry; Nanoparticles; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783030392468; 3030392465
• Related ISBNs: 9783030392451; 3030392457
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