TY - CHAP
T1 - Nanomaterials for drug delivery
AU - YAN, Li
AU - CHEN, Xianfeng
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - The market of advanced drug delivery systems is expanding rapidly. On one hand, this is because many new drugs require novel and innovative drug delivery techniques. On the other hand, the development of such drug delivery systems is capable of improving existing drugs’ therapeutic efficacy, alleviating their side effects, and reducing the cost and so on. Being beneficial from the rapid progress of nanotechnologies and nanomaterials during last decades, many advanced drug delivery systems have been made possible. Herein, we provide specific and detailed examples to explain how a variety of nanomaterials, including semiconductor quantum dots, magnetic nanoparticles, layered double hydroxides, mesoporous silica nanomaterials, organic nanoparticles, metal nanomaterials, and micro/nanobubbles, can be used in drug delivery systems to realize many desirable characteristics. In addition, the typical applications and recent progress of these nanomaterials are summarized. The hazards and safety of nanomaterials are also briefly discussed. This chapter gives a detailed review of applying the unique properties of novel nanomaterials for advanced drug delivery.
AB - The market of advanced drug delivery systems is expanding rapidly. On one hand, this is because many new drugs require novel and innovative drug delivery techniques. On the other hand, the development of such drug delivery systems is capable of improving existing drugs’ therapeutic efficacy, alleviating their side effects, and reducing the cost and so on. Being beneficial from the rapid progress of nanotechnologies and nanomaterials during last decades, many advanced drug delivery systems have been made possible. Herein, we provide specific and detailed examples to explain how a variety of nanomaterials, including semiconductor quantum dots, magnetic nanoparticles, layered double hydroxides, mesoporous silica nanomaterials, organic nanoparticles, metal nanomaterials, and micro/nanobubbles, can be used in drug delivery systems to realize many desirable characteristics. In addition, the typical applications and recent progress of these nanomaterials are summarized. The hazards and safety of nanomaterials are also briefly discussed. This chapter gives a detailed review of applying the unique properties of novel nanomaterials for advanced drug delivery.
U2 - 10.1016/b978-0-12-407796-6.00007-5
DO - 10.1016/b978-0-12-407796-6.00007-5
M3 - RGC 12 - Chapter in an edited book (Author)
SN - 9780124077966
T3 - Elsevier insights
SP - 221
EP - 268
BT - Nanocrystalline materials
A2 - Tjong, Sie Chin
PB - Elsevier
CY - Amsterdam
ER -