Main description:

This volume in the Methods in Enzymology series comprehensively covers Cancer, Cardiovascular and the central nervous system of Nanomedicine. With an international board of authors, this volume is split into sections that cover subjects such as Diabetes and nanotechnology as potential therapy, Nanomedicines for inflammatory diseases, and Development and use of ceramide nanoliposomes in cancer.

Contents:

Preparation, characterization, and cellular associations of silicon logic-embedded vectors
Post-formulation peptide drug loading of nanostructures
Application of mesoporous silica nanoparticles in intracellular drug delivery
Multifunctional anticancer nanomedicine based on a magnetically responsive cyanoacrylate polymer
Development and Use of Ceramide Nanoliposomes in Cancer
Multistage nanoparticles for improved delivery into tumor tissue
Mitochondria-specific Nanocarriers for Improving the Pro-apoptotic Activity of Small Molecules
Targeting of tumor endothelium by RGD-grafted PLGA-nanoparticles
Peptide nanofiber scaffold for brain tissue reconstruction
Detection and Treatment of Intravascular Thrombi with Magnetofluorescent Nanoparticles
Imaging the efficacy of anti-inflammatory liposomes in a rabbit model of atherosclerosis by non-invasive imaging
Lipid Nanoparticles For Drug Targeting To The Brain
Transport Of A Caspase Inhibitor Across The Blood Brain Barrier By Chitosan Nanoparticles
Nanotechnology As A Promising Strategy For Alternative Routes Of Insulin Delivery
Chitosan-coated solid lipid nanoparticles for insulin delivery
Peptide nanomedicines for treatment of acute lung injury
Nanoparticle-mediated treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension
Nanomedicines for Inflammatory Diseases
Polymeric nanoparticles for the selective therapy of inflammatory bowel disease