Stimuli Responsive Polymeric Nanocarriers for Drug Delivery Applications (eBook, ePUB)

Volume 1: Types and triggers
Redaktion: Makhlouf, Abdel Salam Hamdy; Abu-Thabit, Nedal Yusuf

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Stimuli Responsive Polymeric Nanocarriers for Drug Delivery Applications, Volume One: Types and Triggers discusses, in detail, the recent trends in designing biodegradable and biocompatible single-responsive polymers and nanoparticles for safe drug delivery. Focusing on the most advanced materials and technologies, evaluation methods, and advanced synthesis techniques stimuli-responsive polymers, the book is an essential reference for scientists with an interest in drug delivery vehicles. Sections focus on innovation, development and the increased global demand for biodegradable and biocompatible responsive polymers and nanoparticles for safe drug delivery.

• Offers an in-depth look at the basic and fundamental aspects of alternative stimuli-responsive polymers, mechanisms, structure, synthesis and properties
• Provides a well-defined categorization for stimuli-responsive polymers for drug delivery based on different triggering mechanisms
• Discusses novel approaches and challenges for scaling up and commercialization of stimuli-responsive polymers

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
• Seitenzahl: 692
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Juni 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780081019986
• Artikelnr.: 50522285

Autorenporträt

Dr. Nedal Abu-Thabit holds a Ph.D. in chemistry with specialization in polymer chemistry. Currently, Dr. Nedal is an associate professor in the Chemical & Process Engineering Technology department at Jubail Industrial College. Since 2013, he holds the position of the Program Director for Polymer Engineering Technology major. Dr. Nedal has published more than 20 research articles and reviews in refereed journals, 5 book chapters and 2 patents. His research interests in the areas of polymer synthesis, polymer post-functionalization, synthesis of functional polyelectrolytes for fuel cells applications, water sterilization using nanomaterials, synthesis of electrically conducting polymers for sensing applications, preparation of conductive hydrogels and conductive textiles; and isolation of biopolymers from natural sources. In addition, Dr. Nedal has contributed with many articles in the area of educational polymer chemistry.

Inhaltsangabe

Part One: Introduction 1. Historical development of drug delivery systems: From conventional macroscale to controlled, targeted, and responsive nanoscale systems 2. Stimuli-responsive polymers as smart drug delivery systems: Classifications based on carrier type and triggered-release mechanism

Part Two: Endogenous and exogenous stimuli-responsive drug delivery systems 3 The smart chemistry of stimuli-responsive polymeric carriers for target drug delivery applications 4. Enzyme-responsive polymers for drug delivery and molecular imaging 5. pH-responsive polymers for drug delivery applications 6. Magnetically responsive polymers for drug delivery applications

Part Three: Polymeric nanocarriers for stimuli-responsive drug delivery systems 7. Responsive block copolymers for drug delivery applications. Part 1: Endogenous stimuli-responsive drug-release systems 8. Responsive block copolymers for drug delivery applications. Part 2: Exogenous stimuli-responsive drug-release systems 9. Responsive polyelectrolyte multilayer nanofilms for drug delivery applications 10. Responsive polyelectrolyte complexes based on natural polysaccharides for drug delivery applications 11. Responsive polymer nanoparticles for drug delivery applications 12. Stimulus-responsive nanogels for drug delivery 13. Stimuli-responsive polymeric hydrogels and nanogels for drug delivery applications

Part Four: Biopolymer and biodegradable nanocarriers for stimuli-responsive drug delivery systems 14. Bioinspired polymeric carriers for drug delivery applications 15. Stimuli-responsive biopolymer nanocarriers for drug delivery applications 16. Responsive polymer-biomacromolecule conjugates for drug delivery 17. Responsive biopolymer-based microgels/nanogels for drug delivery applications 18. Stimuli-responsive poly(e-caprolactone)s for drug delivery applications 19. Responsive polysaccharides and polysaccharides-based nanoparticles for drug delivery 20. Responsive cyclodextrins as polymeric carriers for drug delivery applications 21. Chitosan as responsive polymer for drug delivery applications 22. Biodegradable polyhydroxyalkanoates nanocarriers for drug delivery applications 23. Biodegradable polymeric micelles for drug delivery applications