Emerging Applications of Carbon Nanotubes in Drug and Gene Delivery brings together principles behind the formation, characterization and development of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) with recent advances in drug and gene delivery applications. The book begins with an introduction to the unique properties of CNTs, as well as the various synthesis, purification and functionalization methods available. Later chapters cover drug and gene delivery using CNTs for therapeutic applications, comparing advantages and disadvantages of each. The book then goes on to discuss toxicity and safety challenges in using CNTs in biomedicine, with a forward-look at regulatory requirements and clinical translations.
This book offers a detailed reference for materials scientists, biomedical engineers, pharmaceutical scientists and geneticists interested in CNTs and nanomedicine.
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Table of Contents
1. Background of carbon nanotubes for drug delivery 2. Properties, classification, synthesis, purification and characterization of carbon nanotubes 3. Mechanism of carbon nanotubes cell uptake 4. Functionalization of carbon nanotubes 5. Strategies for improving the solubility/dispersion of carbon nanotubes 6. Carbon nanotubes as solubility enhancement 7. Drug delivery aspects of carbon nanotubes 8. Gene delivery aspects of carbon nanotubes 9. Carbon nanotubes in targeted drug delivery 10. Carbon nanotubes as anticancer therapeutics 11. Carbon nanotubes platinum (anti-cancer) drug conjugate for biomedical application 12. Biomimetic carbon nanotubes for neurological disease therapeutics 13. Theranostic applications of functionalized carbon nanotubes 14. Biomedical Imaging for Diagnostic application of functionalized Carbon nanotubes 15. Toxicity and safety aspects of carbon nanotubes 16. Future of carbon nanotubes in drug delivery
Authors
Prashant Kesharwani Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, India.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.
