Table Of ContentNanoarchitectonics
for Smart Delivery and
Drug Targeting
Alina Maria Holban
Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Biology & Research
Institute of the University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
Department of Science and Engineering of Oxide Materials and Nanomaterials,
Faculty of Applied Chemistry and Materials Science,
University Politehnica of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
Alexandru Mihai Grumezescu
Department of Science and Engineering of Oxide Materials and Nanomaterials,
Faculty of Applied Chemistry and Materials Science,
University Politehnica of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
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List of Contributors
J. Abraham
VIT University, School of Biosciences and Technology, Microbial Biotechnology Laboratory, Vellore, Tamil
Nadu, India
B.A. Aderibigbe
Department of Chemistry, University of Fort Hare, Alice, South Africa
H. Afshar
Mechanical Engineering Department, East Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
V. Aina
Department of Chemistry and NIS Interdepartmental Centre, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
N. Alam
Formulation & Drug Delivery Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine, Jammu, India
S. Banerjee
Implants, Devices & Drug Delivery Systems (IDS) Laboratory, Centre for Bio-design (CBD), Translational
3
Health Science & Technology Institute (THSTI), Faridabad, Haryana, India
A. Bhatt
Pharmaceutics Research Laboratory, Department of Pharmaceutics, Adina Institute of Pharmaceutical
Sciences, Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, India
R. Bohara
Center for Interdisciplinary Research, D. Y. Patil University, Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India
M.L. Bruschi
State University of Maringá, Department of Pharmacy, Laboratory of Research and Development of Drug
Delivery Systems, Maringá, Brazil
D. Casotti
Department of Physics and Earth Sciences, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
G. Cerrato
Department of Chemistry and NIS Interdepartmental Centre, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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D. Chen
College of Materials and Environmental Engineering, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou; Key Lab of
Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter,
CAS, Fuzhou, P.R. China
A.A. Chuturgoon
Discipline of Medical Biochemistry and Chemical Pathology, School of Laboratory Medicine and Medical
Sciences, College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa
G. Cruciani
Department of Physics and Earth Sciences, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
A. D’Souza
Department of Bioscience and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay (IIT-B), Mumbai, India
C. Dalwadi
Department of Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology, Ramanbhai Patel College of Pharmacy,
Charotar University of Science & Technology (CHARUSAT), Changa, Gujarat, India
M. Ding
College of Materials and Environmental Engineering, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou, P.R. China
R.D. Dubey
Formulation & Drug Delivery Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine, Jammu, India
S.P. Egusquiaguirre
NanoBioCel Group, Laboratory of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, University of the Basque Country
(UPV/EHU); Biomedical Research Networking Center in Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine
(CIBER-BBN), Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
B. Evrard
Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Technology and Biopharmacy—CIRM, University of Liege, Liege, Belgium
R. Fekrazad
Laser Research Center in Medical Sciences, AJA University of Medical Sciences; International Network
For Photo Medicine And Photo Dynamic Therapy (INPMPDT), Universal Scientific Education and Research
Network (USERN), Tehran, Iran
A. Frère
Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Technology and Biopharmacy—CIRM, University of Liege, Liege, Belgium
M. Ghassemi
Mechanical Engineering Department, K.N. Toosi University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
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E. Ghedini
Department of Molecular Science and Nanosystems, Ca’ Foscari University Venice, INSTM Consortium Venice
RU, Mestre, Italy
T.K. Giri
NSHM College of Pharmaceutical Technology, NSHM Knowledge Campus, Kolkata Group of Institutions,
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
N. Giribabu
Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
M. Gogoi
Department of Biomedical Engineering, North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong, Meghalaya, India
P.N. Gupta
Formulation & Drug Delivery Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine, Jammu, India
E. Gurnany
Pharmaceutics Research Laboratory, Department of Pharmaceutics, Adina Institute of Pharmaceutical
Sciences, Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, India
M.R. Habibi
Research Institute of Petroleum Industry, Tehran, Iran
M. Hamidi
Zanjan Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology Research Center (ZPNRC) and Department of Pharmaceutical
Nanotechnology, School of Pharmacy, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran
L.-Y. Hao
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jinling Institute of Technology, Nanjing, P.R. China
R.M. Hernández
NanoBioCel Group, Laboratory of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, University of the Basque Country
(UPV/EHU); Biomedical Research Networking Center in Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine
(CIBER-BBN), Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
X.-H. Hu
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jinling Institute of Technology, Nanjing, P.R. China
M. Igartua
NanoBioCel Group, Laboratory of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, University of the Basque Country
(UPV/EHU); Biomedical Research Networking Center in Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine
(CIBER-BBN), Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
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A. Jain
Pharmaceutics Research Laboratory, Department of Pharmaceutics, Adina Institute of Pharmaceutical
Sciences, Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, India
A. Jain
Pharmaceutics Research Laboratory, Department of Pharmaceutics, Ravishankar College of Pharmacy,
Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
R. Jain
Pharmaceutics Research Laboratory, Department of Pharmaceutics, Adina Institute of Pharmaceutical
Sciences, Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, India
M. Kaur
University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
R.K. Kesrevani
School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya, Bhopal, India
O. Konur
Yildirim Beyazit University, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Department of Materials
Engineering, Ankara, Turkey
M.R. Koshkaki
Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering Research Group, Breast Cancer Research Center (BCRC), Academic
Center for Education, Culture and Research (ACECR), Tehran, Iran
N. Kumar
Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati,
Assam, India
L. Kumari
Department of Pharmaceutics, Gupta College of Technological Sciences, Asansol, West Bengal, India
Y. Luengo
Department of Biomaterials and Bioinspired Material, Materials Science Institute of Madrid (ICMM)/CSIC,
Madrid, Spain
S. Maiti
Department of Pharmaceutics, Gupta College of Technological Sciences, Asansol, West Bengal, India
K. Majidzadeh-A
Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering Research Group, Breast Cancer Research Center (BCRC), Academic
Center for Education, Culture and Research (ACECR); Tasnim Biotechnology Research Center, Faculty of
Medicine, AJA University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
List of Contributors xxiii
A. Maleki
Zanjan Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology Research Center (ZPNRC) and Department of Pharmaceutical
Nanotechnology, School of Pharmacy, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran
M. Marciello
Department of Biomaterials and Bioinspired Material, Materials Science Institute of Madrid (ICMM)/CSIC,
Madrid, Spain
G. Martra
Department of Chemistry and NIS Interdepartmental Centre, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
A. Modi
Pharmaceutics Research Laboratory, Department of Pharmaceutics, Adina Institute of Pharmaceutical
Sciences, Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, India
M.P. Morales
Department of Biomaterials and Bioinspired Material, Materials Science Institute of Madrid (ICMM)/CSIC,
Madrid, Spain
D. Mottet
Protein Signalisation and Interaction—GIGA, University of Liege, Liege, Belgium
H.E. Mukaya
Department of Applied Chemical Technology, University of Johannesburg, Doornfontein Campus,
Johannesburg, South Africa
V. Nichele
Department of Molecular Science and Nanosystems, Ca’ Foscari University Venice, INSTM Consortium Venice
RU, Mestre, Italy
M. Nikhalat
Laser Research Center of Dentistry, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
H. Nokhbatolfoghahaei
Laser Research Center of Dentistry, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
S.V. Otari
Center for Interdisciplinary Research, D. Y. Patil University, Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India
P.M. Outuki
State University of Maringá, Department of Pharmacy, Laboratory of Research and Development of Drug
Delivery Systems, Maringá, Brazil
xxiv List of Contributors
B.-D. Park
Department of Wood Science and Technology, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea
G. Patel
Department of Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology, Ramanbhai Patel College of Pharmacy,
Charotar University of Science & Technology (CHARUSAT), Changa, Gujarat, India
S. Patra
Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati,
Assam, India
S.H. Pawar
Center for Interdisciplinary Research, D. Y. Patil University, Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India
J.L. Pedraz
NanoBioCel Group, Laboratory of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, University of the Basque Country
(UPV/EHU); Biomedical Research Networking Center in Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine
(CIBER-BBN), Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
A. Phulukdaree
Discipline of Medical Biochemistry and Chemical Pathology, School of Laboratory Medicine and Medical
Sciences, College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa
G. Piel
Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Technology and Biopharmacy—CIRM, University of Liege, Liege, Belgium
J. Pillai
Implants, Devices & Drug Delivery Systems (IDS) Laboratory, Centre for Bio-design (CBD), Translational
3
Health Science & Technology Institute (THSTI), Faridabad, Haryana, India
F. Pinna
Department of Molecular Science and Nanosystems, Ca’ Foscari University Venice, INSTM Consortium Venice
RU, Mestre, Italy
P.V. Rao
Faculty of Agro Based Industry, University Malaysia Kelantan, Campus Jeli, Kelantan, Malaysia
N. Salleh
Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
A. Saneja
Formulation & Drug Delivery Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine, Jammu, India
List of Contributors xxv
A. Sarwal
University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
A. Seyfoori
Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering Research Group, Breast Cancer Research Center (BCRC), Academic
Center for Education, Culture and Research (ACECR); School of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering,
College of Engineering, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
A. Shahidian
Mechanical Engineering Department, K.N. Toosi University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
A. Sharma
Department of Pharmaceutics, Chitkara College of Pharmacy, Chitkara University, Patiala, Punjab, India
A.K. Sharma
Department of Pharmaceutics, Delhi Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences & Research, New Delhi, India
S. Sharma
University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
R. Shegokar
Freie Universität Berlin, Institute of Pharmacy, Department Pharmaceutics, Biopharmaceutics, and
NutriCosmetics, Berlin, Germany
M. Signoretto
Department of Molecular Science and Nanosystems, Ca’ Foscari University Venice, INSTM Consortium Venice
RU, Mestre, Italy
Silki
University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
N. Singh
VIT University, School of Biosciences and Technology, Microbial Biotechnology Laboratory, Vellore, Tamil
Nadu, India
I. Singh
Department of Pharmaceutics, Chitkara College of Pharmacy, Chitkara University, Patiala, Punjab, India
V.R. Sinha
University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
xxvi List of Contributors
N.D. Thorat
Department of Physics & Energy, University of Limerick; Materials & Surface Science Institute, University
of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland; Center for Interdisciplinary Research, D. Y. Patil University, Kolhapur,
Maharashtra, India
C. Tiloke
Discipline of Medical Biochemistry and Chemical Pathology, School of Laboratory Medicine and Medical
Sciences, College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa
S.A.M. Tofail
Department of Physics & Energy, University of Limerick; Materials & Surface Science Institute, University of
Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
M. Villa Nova
State University of Maringá, Department of Pharmacy, Laboratory of Research and Development of Drug
Delivery Systems, Maringá, Brazil
H.M. Yadav
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Seoul, Seoul, South Korea
X.-J. Zhang
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jinling Institute of Technology, Nanjing, P.R. China
