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Informationen zum Autor PARAS N. PRASAD, PHD, is the SUNY Distinguished Professor of Chemistry, Physics, Electrical Engineering, and Medicine; the Samuel P. Capen Chair of Chemistry; and the Executive Director of the Institute for Lasers, Photonics, and Biophotonics at the University at Buffalo. He was named among the top 50 science and technology leaders in the world by Scientific American in 2005. He has published 700 scientific and technical papers in high-impact journals, three monographs that practically defined the fields of organic nonlinear optics, biophotonics, and nanophotonics, eight edited books, and holds numerous patents. He is the recipient of many scientific awards and honors (Morley Medal; Schoellkopf Medal; Guggenheim Fellowship; Sloan Fellowship; Western New York Health Care Industries Technology/Discovery Award; Fellow of the APS, OSA, and SPIE). He is a pioneer in nanomedicine and nanobioengineering, and has been giving plenary, opening, and keynote lectures worldwide in this field. Klappentext The first comprehensive and authoritative introduction to Nanomedicine and NanobioengineeringNanomedicine and nanobioengineering fuse nanotechnology with medicine and bioengineering. They are emerging new frontiers, providing challenges for fundamental research and opportunities for revolutionary advances in medical technology. They also provide a global vision to produce breakthrough approaches for meeting our current and future healthcare needs.Introduction to Nanomedicine and Nanobioengineering provides an integrated description of nanomedicine and nanobioengineering for next-generation diagnostics and therapy. It presents a basic introduction to a broad range of topics in an integrated manner, so that individuals in all disciplines can rapidly acquire the background needed for research and development in this field. It is intended to serve both as a textbook for education and training, as well as a reference book that aids further advancement in areas integrating nanotechnology with medicine and bioengineering.The book encompasses the fundamentals of nanomaterials design, bioengineering, nanodiagnostics, and nanotherapy. It is intended to benefit investigators and students from the disciplines of chemistry, physics, biology, biomedical sciences, and engineering, as well as medical, pharmacy, and dental school trainees and practitioners, and scientists from the pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries. Zusammenfassung This book is an introduction to the emerging field of nanomedicine and its applications to health care. It describes the many multidisciplinary challenges facing nanomedicine and discusses the required collaboration between chemists, physicists, engineers and clinicians. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface xiii Acknowledgments xv 1 Introduction 1 1.1. Nanomedicine: A Global Vision 1 1.2. The Nanotechnology Revolution: Realization of Asimov's Fiction 3 1.3. Nanomedicine: A New Era in Personalized Medicine 7 1.4. Nanomedicine: A Promise or Reality? 9 1.5. A New Frontier: Multidisciplinary Challenges and Opportunities 10 1.6. Scope of the Book: Multidisciplinary Education, Training, and Research 12 References 13 2 The Human Body 15 2.1. Introductory Concepts 16 2.2. Cellular Structure 18 2.3. Various Types of Cells 23 2.4. Biochemical Makeup of Cells 25 2.5. Other Important Cellular Components 29 2.6. Cellular Processes 30 2.7. Organization of Cells into Tissues 37 2.8. Types of Tissues and Their Functions 39 2.9. Various Organs and Organ Systems in the Body 40 2.10. Tumors and Cancers 45 Highlights of the Chapter 46 Exercises 48 References 49 3 Nanocarriers 51 3.1. Nanocarriers: Delivering Payloads to Needed Sites 52 3.2. The Various Nanoformulatio...
