Lipids in Nanotechnology

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.

• 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

• 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