(SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology) 1st ed. 2017 Edition
by Nishat Tasnim (Author), Baiju G. Nair (Author), Katla Sai Krishna (Author), Sudhakar Kalagara (Author), Mahesh Narayan (Author), Juan C. Noveron (Author), Binata Joddar (Author)
This brief highlights recent research advances in the area of nano-therapeutics. Nanotechnology holds immense potential for application in a wide range of biological and engineering applications such as molecular sensors for disease diagnosis, therapeutic agents for the treatment of diseases, a vehicle for delivering therapeutics and imaging agents for theranostic applications, both in-vitro and in-vivo. The brief is grouped into the following sections namely, A) Discrete Nanosystems ; B) Anisotropic Nanoparticles; C) Nano-films/coated/layered and D) Nano-composites.
