Introduction to Nanomedicine and Nanobioengineering
Paras N. Prasad
- 29 juni 2012
- 9781118093436
Samenvatting:
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.
THE FIRST COMPREHENSIVE AND AUTHORITATIVE INTRODUCTION TO NANOMEDICINE AND NANOBIOENGINEERING
Nanomedicine 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.
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. The book introduces the reader to nanomedicine's vast potential to improve and extend human life through the application of nanomaterials in diagnosis and treatment of disease.