Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Foreword ; Series Preface: Oxidative Stress in Health and Disease ; Editor ; Contributors ; Section I : Nanoparticle Characterization; Chapter 1: Nanoparticle World ; 1.1 Introduction ; 1.2 Nanomedicine ; 1.3 Diagnostics/Imaging with Nanomaterials ; 1.4 Nanopharmaceuticals ; 1.5 Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery ; 1.6 Tissue Engineering with Nanomaterials ; 1.7 Toxicology of Nanoparticles Used for Medical Purposes ; 1.8 Conclusion ; References ; Chapter 2: Dispersion and Characterization of Nanoparticles ; 2.1 Introduction
2.2 Dispersion of Nanoparticles 2.2.1 Deagglomeration ; 2.2.2 Stabilization ; 2.2.2.1 Electrostatic Repulsion ; 2.2.2.2 Steric Stabilization ; 2.2.2.3 Electrosteric Stabilization ; 2.2.2.4 Summary ; 2.3 Characterization of Nanoparticles Size ; 2.4 Characterization of Nanoparticles Morphology and Structure ; 2.5 Physicochemical Characterization of Nanoparticles ; 2.6 Conclusion ; References ; Chapter 3: Nanomedicine Clinical and Preclinical Use ; 3.1 Introduction ; 3.2 Micro- and Nanoparticulate Delivery Systems ; 3.2.1 Lipid-Based Nanoparticles ; 3.2.2 Self-Assembled Nanosystems
3.2.3 Polymeric Micro- and Nanoparticles 3.2.4 Inorganic Nanoparticles ; 3.2.4.1 Silica Nanoparticles ; 3.2.4.2 Metal and Metal Oxides Nanoparticles ; 3.2.5 Carbon Nanocarriers ; 3.2.5.1 Carbon Nanocapsules and Nanospheres ; 3.2.5.2 Carbon Nanotubes ; 3.2.6 Dendrimers ; 3.2.7 Nanocrystals ; 3.3 Nanoparticle Use in Therapy ; 3.3.1 Cancer ; 3.3.2 Neurodegenerative Diseases ; 3.3.3 Autoimmune Diseases ; 3.3.4 Metabolic Disorders ; 3.3.4.1 Diabetes Mellitus Type 1 ; 3.3.4.2 Lactose Intolerance ; 3.3.5 Cardiovascular Diseases ; 3.3.6 Vaccination and Infectious Diseases ; 3.3.7 Nutrition
3.3.7.1 Curcumin 3.3.7.2 Probiotics ; 3.4 Nanoparticle Use for Therapeutic and Diagnostic Purposes ; 3.4.1 Magnetic Nanoparticles ; 3.4.2 Photosensitizer Nanoparticles ; 3.4.3 Radiolabeled Nanoparticles ; 3.4.4 Bi- and Multimodal Nanoparticles ; 3.4.4.1 MR-Optical Dual-Modality in Vivo Imaging ; 3.4.4.2 MR-PET Dual-Modality in Vivo Imaging ; 3.4.4.3 Other Multimodality Imaging ; References ; Chapter 4: Green Synthesis and Characterization of Semiconductor and Metal Nanoparticles ; 4.1 Introduction ; 4.2 Semiconductor Nanoparticles ; 4.3 Metal Nanoparticles
