Nanotechnology-Based Targeted Drug Delivery Systems for Brain Tumors
- 1st Edition - April 20, 2018
- Editors: Prashant Kesharwani, Umesh Gupta
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 1 2 2 1 8 - 1
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 1 2 2 4 9 - 5
Nanotechnology-Based Targeted Drug Delivery Systems for Brain Tumors addresses brain anatomy and tumors and the progress and challenges in delivering drugs across the blood bra… Read more
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Request a sales quoteNanotechnology-Based Targeted Drug Delivery Systems for Brain Tumors addresses brain anatomy and tumors and the progress and challenges in delivering drugs across the blood brain barrier. Several chapters are devoted to the latest technologies and advances in nanotechnology, along with practical solutions on how to design more effective nanocarriers for drug and gene delivery. This valuable resource prepares readers to develop novel drug delivery systems for the treatment of brain tumors that further promote the latest nanomedical technologies.
- Addresses the progress and challenges inherent in delivering drugs across the blood brain barrier and offers strategies to maximize effectiveness
- Draws upon the experience and expertise of international scientists working in the fields of drug delivery and nanomedicine
- Considers the future possibilities of nanotechnology for delivering nanocarriers that better diagnose and treat brain tumors
Pharmaceutical industry scientists, graduate students and academic researchers in pharmaceutical science and materials science working in drug delivery and nanotechnology, clinical researchers including neuroscientists and cancer researchers
- No. of pages: 478
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: April 20, 2018
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Paperback ISBN: 9780128122181
- eBook ISBN: 9780128122495
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Prashant Kesharwani
Dr. Prashant Kesharwani is working as an assistant professor of pharmaceutics at the School of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Jamia Hamdard University, New Delhi, India. He has more than 12 years of teaching, research, and industrial experience at international levels from various countries, including the United States, Malaysia, and India. An overarching goal of his current research is the development of nanoengineered drug delivery systems for various diseases. He has more than 300 international publications in well-reputed journals and more than 20 international books (Elsevier). He is a recipient of many research grants from various funding bodies. He is also a receipt of several internationally acclaimed awards such as the most prestigious “Ramanujan Fellowship Award” from the Science and Engineering Research Board, Government of India. He actively participates in outreach and scientific dissemination for the service of the wider community.
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