Nanoarchitectonics for Smart Delivery and Drug Targeting - Hardcover

Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Alina-Maria Holban is a lecturer in Microbiology and Immunology, at the Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest; and associate researcher at the University Politehnica of Bucharest, Romania. Her primary area of research is the development of bionanomaterials with antimicrobial applications. Dr. Holban has published 75 papers in peer-reviewed journals, 42 conference/symposia proceedings, and has edited more than 21 edited books.

Dr. Grumezescu is Assistant Professor at the Department of Science and Engineering of Oxide Materials and Nanomaterials, in the Faculty of Applied Chemistry and Materials Science, with a second affiliation to the Faculty of Medical Engineering, at the Politehnica University of Bucharest in Romania. He is an experienced and oft-published researcher and editor in the field of nano and biomaterials, and he is the Editor-in-Chief of three journals: Biointerface Research in Applied Chemistry, Letters and Applied NanoBioScience, and Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering Bulletin. He also serves as editor or guest editor for several notable journals. Dr. Grumezescu has published 150 peer-reviewed papers, 20 book chapters, 6 co-authored books and 11 edited books.

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Shelving Classification: Materials Science Title: Nanoarchitectonics for Smart Delivery and Drug Targeting Imprint: William Andrew ISBN: 9780323473477 Tagline: A detailed examination of how the emerging discipline of nanoarchitectonics can help create more effective drug delivery systems.

• Provides a scholarly introduction to the uses of nanoarchitectonics in drug delivery and targeting.
• Explores novel opportunities and ideas for developing and improving nanoscale drug delivery systems through the use of nanoarchitectonics, allowing scientists to see how this exciting new technology is used in practice.
• Assesses the pros and cons of each application, allowing readers to assess when it is most appropriate to use nanoarchitectonics in drug delivery.

Nanoarchitectonics for Smart Delivery and Drug Targeting is one of the first on the market to exclusively focus on nanoarchitectonics in its entirety. Nanoarchitectonics is a rapidly developing area of nanotechnology which allows scientists to arrange nanoscale structural units, typically a group of atoms or molecules, in an intended configuration. This book assesses novel applications of nanomaterials in the areas of smart delivery and drug targeting using nanoarchitectonics and discusses the advantages and disadvantages of each application. This will give readers a comprehensive introduction to nanoarchitectonics and its uses, allowing them to understand how to use this emerging technology to create more effective treatments.

Offering a scholarly overview of this exciting new discipline, this book will be of great value to academics working in materials sciences and biomedical research, along with those seeking to develop novel drug delivery systems.

Alina Holban is currently Assistant Professor at the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest, Romania. Her research interests are concentrated in the areas of Microbiology, Medical microbiology, Immunology and Immunopathology. The author of over 40 journal articles and 5 book chapters, she has also served on the Editorial Boards of international journals.

Alexandru Mihai Grumezescu is Assistant Professor at the Department of Science and Engineering of Oxide Materials and Nanomaterials, Faculty of Applied Chemistry and Materials Science, University Politehnica of Bucharest, Romania. He is the Editor-in-Chief of Biointerface Research in Applied Chemistry and Letters in Applied NanoBioScience and Co-Editor in Chief of Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering Bulletin. He is also a member of the Editoral Board for several other journals, including American Journal of Nanomaterials, Journal of Nanotechnology in Diagnosis and Treatment and Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Research. In addition, he has served as Guest Editor for several other established journals, including Elsevier s International Journal of Pharmaceutics. He has published 5 books and also presented at major international conferences.