Lipids in Nanotechnology
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Nanotechnology is a rapidly expanding field which includes fundamental nanoscale phenomena and processes, nanomaterials, nanoscale devices and systems, nanomanufacturing, and benefits and risks of nanotechnology. This book serves as a valuable reference and resource for those interested in the field of nanotechnology – from basic research to engineering aspects of nanoparticles. It covers thermodynamics to engineering aspects of nanoparticles or nanoemulsions; synthesis and applications of surface active lipids to food and cosmetics; and pharmaceutical applications to nanomedicine. Lipids in Nanotechnology will be useful to scholars, scientists, and technologists who are interested in the field of lipid nanotechnology.
Key Features
- Discusses an overview of the opportunities and challenges of lipids in nanotechnology
- Presents applications of nanotechnology for use in drug delivery, nanomedicine, and pharmaceutical developments
- Explores the potential for lipids to act as encapsulation agents or delivery vehicles of bioactive compounds
Table of Contents
- PREFACE
- Chapter 1: Nanotechnology: Emerging Interest, Opportunities, and Challenges
- INTRODUCTION
- NANOTECHNOLOGY IN FOOD APPLICATIONS
- NANOTECHNOLOGY IN COSMETICS APPLICATIONS
- CONCLUSION
- Chapter 2: Surface Active Lipids as Encapsulation Agents and Delivery Vehicles
- INTRODUCTION
- PARTIAL ACYLGLYCEROLS
- PHOSPHOLIPIDS
- GLYCOLIPIDS
- AMINOLIPID AND LIPOPEPTIDE
- PHYTOSTEROL SURFACTANTS
- ANTIOXIDANT ESTERS
- CONCLUSION
- Chapter 3: Milk Phospholipids: A Nanocarrier System for Delivery of Bioactive Compounds
- INTRODUCTION
- OVERVIEW OF ENCAPSULATION OF BIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS
- LIPOSOMES AND NANOLIPOSOMES: SIZE, STRUCTURE, AND STABILITY
- MILK PHOSPHOLIPIDS AND THEIR POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS AS DELIVERY SYSTEMS
- CONCLUSIONS
- Chapter 4: MARINE PHOSPHOLIPID LIPOSOMES
- INTRODUCTION
- FUNCTIONAL BENEFITS OF MARINE PHOSPHOLIPIDS
- GROWTH SUPPRESSION OF HUMAN COLON CARCINOMA CACO-2 CELLS
- FUNCTIONALITY OF MARINE PHOSPHOLIPID LIPOSOMES
- STABILITY OF MARINE PHOSPHOLIPID LIPOSOMES
- CONCLUSION
- Chapter 5: Formulation of Lipid Micro/Nanodispersion Systems
- INTRODUCTION
- MICROCHANNEL EMULSIFICATION
- FORMULATION OF LIPID NANODISPERSIONS
- CONCLUSION
- Chapter 6: Self-emulsifying Delivery Systems and Lipid Transport
- Introduction
- Lipid Uptake and Transport
- Engineered Lipid Delivery Systems
- Microemulsions (μEs) and Self-emulsification
- SMEDS and SEDS in Pharmaceutical Applications
- SMEDS and SEDS in Food Applications
- Challenges, Opportunities, and Outstanding Issues for SMEDS and SEDS
- Conclusion
- Chapter 7: APPLICATIONS OF NANOTECHNOLOGY IN PHARMACEUTICAL DEVELOPMENT
- INTRODUCTION
- LIPIDS IN DRUG DELIVERY
- NANOTECHNOLOGY IN IMAGING
- CARBON NANOSTRUCTURES IN DRUG DELIVERY
- OTHER NANOPARTICLES IN DRUG DELIVERY
- NANOTECHNOLOGY AND SAFETY ISSUES
- CONCLUSION
- Chapter 8: Lipid Nano-Vehicles Based on Lyotropic Liquid Crystals as Drug Delivery Vehicles
- INTRODUCTION
- NOVEL HEXAGONAL MESOPHASES
- PHASE BEHAVIOR
- HII MESOPHASE COMPOSED OF GMO/TRIGLYCERIDE/WATER
- MAIN APPLICATIONS OF HII MESOPHASES
- CONCLUSION
- Chapter 9: LIPID NANOPARTICULATE DRUG DELIVERY AND NANOMEDICINE
- INTRODUCTION
- LIPID NANOPARTICLES WITH A SOLID MATRIX
- PHARMACEUTICAL APPLICATIONS OF LIPID NANOPARTICLES
- PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT AND RELATED ISSUES IN LIPID NANOPARTICLES
- LIPOSOMAL DRUG DELIVERY CARRIERS
- PHARMACEUTICAL APPLICATIONS OF LIPOSOMAL NANOMEDICINES
- PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT AND RELATED ISSUES IN LIPOSOMAL NANOMEDICINES
- CONCLUSION
- CONTRIBUTORS
- INDEX
Product details
- No. of pages: 306
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Academic Press and AOCS Press 2015
- Published: August 15, 2015
- Imprint: Academic Press and AOCS Press
- Paperback ISBN: 9780128102275
- eBook ISBN: 9780128043455