Gene therapy : potential applications of nanotechnology /

This book gives a systematic account of the many aspects of nanotechnology mediated gene therapy, from the preparation of nanoparticles to physicochemical characterization, and follows with applications in in vitro and in vivo models. It emphasizes the various aspects of nanotechnology-based gene th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Nimesh, Surendra (Author)
Corporate Author:	ScienceDirect (Online service)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Series:	Woodhead Publishing series in biomedicine ; no. 57.
Subjects:	Gene therapy. Nanomedicine. Nanotechnology. Genetic Therapy Nanomedicine Nanotechnology Thérapie génique. Nanomédecine. Nanotechnologie. HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > General. MEDICAL > Clinical Medicine. MEDICAL > Diseases. MEDICAL > Evidence-Based Medicine. MEDICAL > Internal Medicine. Gene therapy Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

1. Nanotechnology : an introduction
2. Methods of nanoparticle preparation
3. Tools and techniques for physico-chemical characterization of nanoparticles
4. Characterization of nanoparticles : in vitro and in vivo
5. Theory and limitations to gene therapy
6. Targeted gene delivery mediated by nanoparticles
7. Polymeric nanoparticles for gene delivery
8. Poly-L-lysine nanoparticles
9. Chitosan nanoparticles
10. Polyethylenimine nanoparticles
11. Atelocollagen
12. Protamine nanoparticles
13. Dendrimers
14. Cyclodextrins and cyclodextrin- containing polymers
15. Poly(D, L-lactide-co-glycolide)-based nanoparticles
16. Metallic and inorganic nanoparticles.