Nanotechnology for Medicine: From Fundamentals to Applications

Nanotechnology for Medicine is a multi-contributed book for the most recent and comprehensive information on the foundations and applications of nanotechnology in medicine. With the contribution of experts from across the globe, this edited book covers all the major areas of nanotechnology within the area of medicine.

It surveys the principles, analysis, characterization, applications, and technology of nanomedicine for cancer treatment, antimicrobials, antibiotics, microbials, dentistry, gene therapy, biological therapies, ocular diseases, diagnostics, targeting of tumor cells, herbal sources, drug delivery, and biomedical and food and nutrition applications. The book also offers methodological considerations for toxicity, safety, and risk assessment.

This book is a useful reference for nanotechnologists, nanoscientists, medical scientists, research fellows, graduates, and university libraries.