Part I covers the following topics:
- Introduction to nanotechnology and herbal-based nanoparticulate systems
 - Nucleic acid-based therapeutic drug delivery systems
 - Herbal bioactives: a booster dose for advanced pharmaceutical nanoscience
 - Pulmonary nano-drug delivery systems
 - Application of nano-drug delivery systems in improving the therapeutic efficacy of bioactive natural products
 - PEGylated liposomes
 - Insulin liposomes
 - Aquasomes: a promising novel drug carrier
 - Nanoparticle-aided herbal drugs: therapeutic implications on cholinergic dysfunction with relevance to Alzheimer’s disease
 - Vitamins based nanomedicine approach
 - Recent advances in tumor targeting drug delivery systems: fundamentals of advanced pharmaceutical nanoscience
 - Niosomes: a revolutionary progress in the field of pharmaceutical sciences
 - Infectious diseases: pharmaceutical nanoscience for targeted drug delivery
 
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction to Nanotechnology and Herbal-Based Nanoparticulate Systems- The Principle of Particle Size Reduction to Improve the Solubility and Dissolution Rate of Poorly Water-Soluble Drugs
 - Advantages of Nanotechnology in the Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Fields
 - Challenges
 - Classes of Nanoparticles Drug Delivery System
 - Polymeric Nanoparticles
 - Metallic Nanoparticles
 - Solid Lipid Nanoparticles (Sln) and Solid Lipid Carriers (Slc)
 - Solid Solution Type of Sln
 - Core-Shell Model with Drug-Enriched Shell
 - Core-Shell Model with Drug-Enriched Core
 - Liposomes
 - According to the Structure
 - According to Size
 - Carbon Nanotubes (Cnts)
 - Api Nanonization Techniques
 - Bottom-Up Technologies
 - Precipitation with a Compressed Liquid Antisolvent (Pca)
 - The Rapid Expansion of Supercritical Solution (Ress)
 - Supercritical Fluid (Scf)
 - Spray Freezing (Sfl)
 - Evaporative Precipitation Anti Solvent (Epas)
 - Top-Down Techniques
 - Media Milling Techniques
 - High-Pressure Homogenization (Hph)
 - Combination of Top-Down and Bottom-Up Techniques (Second Generation of Drug Nanocrystals; Smartcrystal®)
 - Physical Stability of Nanoparticles
 - Aggregation
 - Crystal Growth
 - Sedimentation in Nanosuspensions
 - The Crystalline State
 - Stabilization of Nanoparticles
 - Mechanism of Stabilization
 - Stabilizers for Nanoparticles
 - Herbal Based Nanoparticles
 - Herbal Active Ingredients
 - Herbal Stabilizer
 - Marketed Product
 - Conclusion
 
- Nucleic Acid-Based Therapeutic Drug Delivery System
 - Nucleic Acid-Based Therapy and Its Principle
 - Dna-Based Therapeutics and Their Mechanism
 - Rna-Based Therapeutics and Their Mechanism
 - Barriers to Nucleic-Acid Based Therapeutics Transfection and Their Delivery Systems
 - Transfection of Naked Nucleic-Acid Based Therapeutics and Its Barriers
 - Major Delivery Systems Used in Transferring Nucleic-Acids Based Therapy
 - Nucleic Acid-Based Therapeutic Drug Delivery System as a Tool of Advanced Pharmaceutical Herbal Nanoscience
 - Limitations of Herbal Extracts and Innovations
 - Correlation Between Nucleic Acid and Herbal Extract Delivery Systems
 - Nano-Carriers Common for the Nucleic Acid and Herbal Extract Delivery System with Their Herbal Loading Mechanisms
 - Toxicity of Nano-Carrier After Delivering the Cargo
 - Recommendations
 - Conclusion
 - Consent of Publication
 - Conflict of Interest
 - Acknowledgements
 - References
 
- Sudarshan Singh and Warangkana Chunglok Introduction
 - Advantages of Concentric Bilayer Vesicles
 - Advantages of Nanoemulsion as Advanced Nano-Carrier Drug Delivery System
 - Formulation Facet of Nanoemulsion
 - Spontaneous Nanoemulsion Using Low Energy
 - Phase Inversion Temperature (Pit)
 - Phase Inversion Composition (Pic)
 - Spontaneous Emulsification
 - Spontaneous Nanoemulsion by a High-Energy Method
 - Characterization of Nanoemulsion
 - Nanoemulsion as a Booster for Delivering Herbal Bioactive
 - Formulation Facet of Vesicular Drug Delivery Systems
 - Characterization of Bioactive Encapsulated Vesicular Drug Delivery System
 - Vesicular Drug Delivery System as a Booster for the Delivery of Herbal Bioactive
 - Market Potential of Bioactive Encapsulated Advanced Nanoscience
 - Potential and Challenges
 - Conclusion
 - Consent for Publication
 - Conflict of Interest
 - Consent for Publication
 - Conflict of Interest
 - $ Acknowledgements
 - $ References
 - $ Acknowledgements
 - Reference
 
- Abubakar Bishir Daku and Asma Abdullah Nurul Introduction
 - Mechanisms of Pulmonary Drug Transport
 - Deposition of Particles
 - A). Inertial Impaction
 - B). Sedimentation
 - C). Brownian Diffusion
 - D). Interception
 - E). Electrostatic Effects
 - Absorption of Drugsin Pdd
 - A). Transcellular Transport
 - B). Paracellular Transport
 - C). Transcytosis
 - D). Nanoparticles Trafficking
 - Methods of Pulmonary Drug Delivery
 - A). Nebuliser
 - B). Metered Dose Inhaler
 - C). Dry Powder Inhaler
 - D). Soft-Mist Inhalers (Smi)
 - Nanocarriers for Pulmonary Drug Delivery
 - Polymers and Polysaccharide-Based Nanocarriers
 - A). Cellulose
 - B). Chitosan
 - C). Hyaluronic Acid
 - D). Cyclodextrin
 - E). Alginates
 - F). Synthetic Polymers
 - Lipid-Based Nanocarriers
 - A. Liposomes
 - B. Micelles
 - D. Solid-Lipid Nano
 - Other Pdd Nanocarriers
 - A. Nano-In-Micro Particles
 - B. Liquid Crystalline Nanoparticles (Lcns)
 - C. Metal and Metal Oxide Nanoparticles
 - Herbal Nanoparticles for Pdd
 - Conclusion
 - Consent of Publication
 - Conflict of Interest
 - Acknowledgement
 - References
 
- Archana P Retnakumari and Ruby John Anto Introduction
 - Bioactive Principles from Phytochemicals
 - Nanotechnology Revolutionized the Biomedical Arena
 - An Overview of Nanoparticles for the Delivery of Bioactive Principles from Natural Products
 - Challenges of Bioactive Natural Products Through Nano-Drug Delivery
 - Future Prospects
 - Conclusion
 - Consent for Publication
 - Conflict of Interest
 - Acknowledgements
 - References
 
- Monika Kaurav, Laxmikant Gautam and Sunita Minz Introduction
 - Pegylation
 - Pegylated Liposomes
 - Properties of Peg
 - Peg Linked-Lipids (Peg-Lipids)
 - Peg-Phospholipids
 - Peg-Non-Phospholipids
 - Hyperbranched Polyglycerol (Hbpg)-Lipids
 - Modifications in Lipids
 - Carboxyl-End Group Peg-Dspe Derivative
 - Amino-End Group Peg-Dspe (Amino-Peg-Dspe) Derivative
 - Hydrazide-End Group Peg-Dspe (Hz-Peg-Dspe) Derivative
 - Maleimide-End Group Peg-Dspe (Mal-Peg-Dspe)
 - Methods of Pegylation
 - Pre-Insertion Pegylation
 - Post-Insertion Pegylation
 - Uptake and Clearance of Pegylated Liposomes
 - Applications of Pegylated Liposomes
 - Applications of Pegylated Liposomes in Herbal Drugs Delivery
 - 10. Herbal Nanomedicines of Snedds and Smedds
 - Emerging Challenges and Potential Solutions of Pegylated Liposomes
 - Conclusion
 - Consent for Publication
 - Conflict of Interest
 - Acknowledgements
 - References
 
- Deepak Prashar and Jiyauddin Khan Introduction
 - Basic Structure of Liposomes
 - Types of Liposomes
 - Special Liposomes
 - Preparation Method for Liposomes
 - Methods Employed for the Formulations of Liposomes
 - Insulin (Antidiabetic Drug)
 - Merits of Liposomes
 
Author
- Swarnlata Saraf
 - Ram Kumar Sahu
 - Vivek Dave
 

