Nanoparticles in Polymer Systems for Biomedical Applications

The book, Nanoparticles in Polymer Systems for Biomedical Applications, presents many of the recent technological and research accomplishments in the area of nanomedicine and nanotechnology. It includes presentations of state of art in the field along with novel approaches in nanomedicine and nanotechnology, and new challenges and opportunities. Also discussed are the different types of nanomedicinal drugs with their production and commercial significance. Other topics discussed are the use of natural and synthetic nanoparticles for the production of drugs, different types of nanoparticles systems, drug carriers, wound healing antimicrobial activity, effects of natural materials in nanomedicine, and toxicity of nanoparticles.

This new information presented in this volume helps to keep those in this field up to date on the key findings, observations, and fabrication of drugs related to nanomedicine and nanotechnology. With chapters written by prominent researchers from academe, industry, and government and private research laboratories across the world, the book will prove to be a valuable resource.