Table of Contents:
  • Contributors ; 1. Introduction. Nanocarriers for Drug Delivery: Needs and Requirements ; References ; 2. Nanoparticle Flow: Implications for Drug Delivery ; 1 Introduction ; 2 Background ; 3 Studies on Nanoparticle Flow ; 4 Convection and Diffusion ; 5 Bifurcations.
  • 6 Interaction with Blood Constituents and Endogenous Molecules 7 Nanoparticles with Surface Ligands ; 8 Deposition on Surfaces and Attachment to Receptors in Flow Conditions ; 9 Does Shape Matter? ; 10 Speculations on Flow and the EPR Effect ; 11 Intra-tumoral Injection.
  • 12 Conclusions References ; 3. Polymeric Nanoparticles as Drug Carriers and Controlled Release Implant Devices ; 1 Introduction ; 2 Nanoparticle Engineering ; 3 Site-specific Targeting with Nanoparticles: Importance of Size and Surface Properties ; 4 Conclusions ; References.
  • 4. Genetic Vaccines: A Role for Liposomes 1 Introduction ; 2 The DNA Vaccine ; 3 DNA Vaccination via Liposomes ; 4 The Co-delivery Concept ; References ; 5. Polymer Micelles as Drug Carriers ; 1 Introduction ; 2 Polymer Micelle Structures ; 3 Drug Loading and Release.
  • 4 Pharmacokinetics and Biodistribution 5 Drug Delivery Applications ; 6 Clinical Trials ; 7 Conclusions ; References ; 6. Vesicles Prepared from Synthetic Amphiphiles
  • Polymeric Vesicles and Niosomes ; 1 Introduction ; 2 Polymeric Vesicles.