February 15, 2007 - A new book on "Nanotechnology in Therapeutics: Current Technology and Applications" has been published by Professor Nicholas A Peppas of the University of Texas at Austin, Professor J Zachary Hilt of the University of Kentucky, and Dr J. Brock Thomas of Eastman Chemical Co.
February 15, 2007 - A new book on "Nanotechnology in Therapeutics: Current Technology and Applications" has been published by Professor Nicholas A Peppas of the University of Texas at Austin, Professor J Zachary Hilt of the University of Kentucky, and Dr J. Brock Thomas of Eastman Chemical Co. Published by Horizon Press the book is a unique contribution in the field, indeed the first book dedicated to Nanotechnology in Drug Delivery. Drs Hilt and Thomas are former doctoral students at UT.
Nanotechnology is a multidisciplinary field covering a large and diverse array of devices and materials in nanometer scale, derived from engineering, physics, chemistry and biology. The field of applied nanotechnology in medicine is growing fast and the application of nanotechnology to therapeutics has led to advances in drug delivery, biomaterials, biomedical devices, intelligent processes and in many other areas of medicine and applied biomedical sciences.
The authors of this volume describe and discuss current technology and the applications of nanoparticles and nanostructures in various aspects of therapeutics and drug delivery. The chapters are completely up-to-date and cover chronobiology, chronopharmacology and chronotherapeutics, polymeric gene delivery vectors, biohybrid materials, biomimetic systems, hydrogel nanocomposites, star polymers and dendrimers, ionic nanoparticulate systems, nanospheres and nanoparticles. Entire chapters are devoted to specific applications of nanotechnology such as cancer therapy, bone disorders, and diabetes.
A table of contents of the new book can be found in http://www.horizonpress.com/hsp/books/nanot.html.
