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Nanocarriers for Cancer Diagnosis and Targeted Chemotherapy. Micro and Nano Technologies

  • Book

  • July 2019
  • Elsevier Science and Technology
  • ID: 4759479

Nanocarriers for Cancer Diagnosis and Targeted Chemotherapy reviews the principles and applications of nanocarriers for targeted drug delivery. Drug targeting involves active and passive strategies that exploit both the use of ligands for interactions and the physical and chemical properties of nanocarriers and micro-environments at target sites. Multidrug resistance and adverse side effects associated with anticancer drugs have attracted greater scientific attention and led formulation scientists to specifically target these drugs to target sites. Nanocarriers like liposomes, niosomes, gold nanorods, carbon nanotubes, and micelles are discussed for the delivery of drugs to specific disease sites.

This is an important reference source for researchers in the biomedical and biomaterials fields who want to gain an understanding on how nanotechnology is used for earlier diagnoses and more effective cancer treatment.

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Table of Contents

1. Potential physical and biological barriers leading to failure of cancer chemotherapy
2. Nanotechnological strategies involved in the targeted delivery of anti-cancer drugs
3. Liposome based targeted delivery of anticancer drugs and effective therapy of tumors
4. Organic ligands as nanocarrier for targeted delivery of mediated active drug targeting for liver cancer
5. Surface functionalized magnetic nanoparticles in cancer drugs delivery and diagnosis
6. Nano-carriers based targeted pulmonary delivery: Novel approaches for effective lung cancer treatment
7. Enhancing therapeutic efficacy of anticancer drugs through functionalized niosomes targeting
8. Carbon nanotubes: Versatile nanocarriers for effective delivery of anti-cancer drugs
9. Construction of stimulus responsive micelles systems for efficient targeting of cancer drugs
10. Nano-targeted radiopharmaceuticals for cancer diagnosis and treatment
11. Potential role of gold nanoparticles in cancer diagnosis and targeted drug delivery

Authors

Muhammad Raza Shah Professor, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry University, Karachi, Pakistan. Muhammad Raza Shah is a full professor at the International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, HEJ Research Institute of Chemistry, University of Karachi, Pakistan. He is also the Head of the Center for Bioequivalence Studies and Clinical Research. He is a recipient of several awards, including the Tamgha-i-Imtiaz Award from the President of Pakistan, the Salam Prize, the Professor Atta ur Rahman Gold Medal, and the Dr M Raziuddin Siddiqi Prize, by the Pakistan Academy of Sciences, for scientists under 40 years of age, in the field of chemistry. Professor Shah has authored six books and edited four books, in addition to contributing over 350 peer-reviewed journal papers. One of his authored books was declared as best book of 2017 by the Government of Pakistan's Higher Education Commission. Muhammad Imran International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry, University of Karachi, Pakistan. Muhammad Imran is a graduate student and based at the International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry University of Karachi, Pakistan. Shafi Ullah International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry, University of Karachi, Pakistan. Shafi Ullah is a graduate student and based at the International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry University of Karachi, Pakistan.