Nanocarrier Technologies (Springer, 2006).pdf

NANOCARRIER TECHNOLOGIES

Nanocarrier Technologies:

Frontiers of Nanotherapy

Edited by

M. Reza Mozafari

Massey University, New Zealand

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ISBN-10 1-4020-5040-2 (HB)

ISBN-13 978-1-4020-5040-4 (HB)

ISBN-10 1-4020-5041-0 (e-book)

ISBN-13 978-1-4020-5041-1 (e-book)

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Dedication

This book is dedicated to my

parents Ali and Susan

Contents

Contributing Authors

Preface

xiii

Foreword

Acknowledgments

xvii

Chapter 1: Bioactive Entrapment and Targeting Using Nanocarrier

Technologies: An Introduction

M.R. Mozafari

Chapter 2: Archaeosomes as Drug and Vaccine Nanodelivery

Systems

G.B. Patel and W. Chen

Chapter 3: Solid Lipid Nanoparticles

A. Saupe and T. Rades

Chapter 4: Hydrotropic Nanocarriers for Poorly Soluble Drugs

T. Ooya, S.C. Lee, K.M. Huh and K. Park

Chapter 5: Biomimetic Approach to Drug Delivery and

Optimization of Nanocarrier Systems

E.T. Baran and R.L. Reis