Smart Micro- and Nanomaterials for Pharmaceutical Applications

Smart drug delivery refers to a targeted drug delivery or precision drug delivery system that allows drugs to be administered to a specific location in the body or at a specific time with enhanced precision and control. This approach has several advantages, including maximizing the therapeutic effects of a drug while minimizing side effects.

This book presents various stimuli-responsive micro- and nanomaterials for pharmaceutical industries.

This volume:

• Covers the global market perspective of micro- and nano-smart materials in pharmaceutical industries.
• Details various processing routes.
• Discusses mechanisms for target release.
• Addresses applications in oral drug delivery, anticancer agents, anti-tumor drug delivery, and drugs for management of infection.

This reference work is written to support researchers in the fields of materials engineering and biotechnology with the goal of improving the diagnosis and treatment of disease and patient quality of life.

Ajit Behera is Assistant Professor in the Metallurgical & Materials Department at National Institute of Technology, Rourkela. He earned his PhD from IIT Kharagpur.

Arpan Kumar Nayak is Research Professor in the Department of Energy Engineering, Konkuk University, Republic of Korea. He earned his PhD from IIT Kharagpur.

Ranjan Kumar Mohapatra is Assistant Professor in Chemistry at Government College of Engineering, India. He earned PhD from Sambalpur University.

Ali Ahmed Rabaan is Head of the Molecular Diagnostic Lab at Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, where he is also is a member of the Emerging Infectious Diseases task force. Dr. Rabaan is also adjunct Assistant Professor at the College of Medicine, Alfaisal University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He earned his PhD in Molecular Microbiology from University of Sheffield, United Kingdom.