Nanobiomedicine (Nanomedicine)

Amalgamation of nanoscale science and technology with present day understanding of diseases and their newer targets has revolutionized medicine. It has enabled the researchers to offer new insights and options in diverse fields of diagnostics, therapy, imaging, drug delivery and regenerative medicine. Increasing demand and awareness of applications of nanotechnology in medicine has resulted in the emergence of a new fast-growing discipline of Nanomedicine. This volume is a grand compilation of the research progressed in the area pertaining to this futuristic discipline. The book brings forth multi-dimensional aspects and prospects of drug delivery systems, including consideration of the bioactive molecules (i.e., phytomedicines), materials for preparing drug delivery systems including silica, silver, chitosan, delivery devices including stents, implants, bioimplants, and systems for specific diseases including ocular infections, mycobacterial infections, arthritis and solid tumor. It also endeavors to shed light on the present scenario, future challenges and concerns in terms of safety and toxicology, while the regulatory issues are yet to take their due course of planning and action. Efforts have been made to put up different hues of technical and medical information, and understanding so far evolved in the best possible way to create a spectrum of these hues. On the pitch of rational expectations, it is hoped that such earnest efforts will bring forth necessary sensitization and initiation amongst the active scientists to take a definitive leap ahead. The exquisite compilation offers tangible promise to unleash a wave of enthusiasm amongst the burgeoning scientists to pull them into this interesting and rewarding realm of nanotechnology in order to provide effective, cost-effective and patient compliant medicines