"Smart Drug Delivery System" ed. by Ali Demir Sezer

This book collects reviews and original articles from eminent experts working in the interdisciplinary arena of novel drug delivery systems and their uses. The readers can achieve a wide vision on the new and ongoing potentialities of different smart drug delivery systems.

This reference discusses advances in the design, optimization, and adaptation of gene delivery systems for the treatment of cancer, cardiovascular, diabetic, genetic, and infectious diseases, and considers assessment and review procedures involved in the development of gene-based pharmaceuticals.

Since the advent of analytical techniques and capabilities to measure particle sizes in nanometer ranges, there has been tremendous interest in the use of nanoparticles for more efficient methods of drug delivery.

Contents
Preface
1 Smart Delivery Systems with Shape Memory and Self-Folding Polymers
2 Getting a Handle on Smart Drug Delivery Systems – A Comprehensive View of Therapeutic Targeting Strategies
3 Smart Drug Delivery Strategies Based on Porous Nanostructure Materials
4 Active-targeted Nanotherapy as Smart Cancer Treatment
5 Cancer Stem Cells — Perspectives and How to Target Them
6 Antibody-Targeted Immunocarriers for Cancer Treatment
7 Graphene Quantum Dots - From Emergence to Nanotheranostic Applications
8 Noninvasive Strategies for Systemic Delivery of Therapeutic Proteins — Prospects and Challenges
9 Magnetic-Based Contact and Non-Contact Manipulation of Cell Mockups and MCF-7 Human Breast Cancer Cells
10 Swellable Hydrogel-based Systems for Controlled Drug Delivery
11 Antibiotic Drug Delivery Systems for the Intracellular Targeting of Bacterial Pathogens
12 Device Integrity of Drug-eluting Depot Stent for Smart Drug Delivery
13 Diabetic Neuropathy and Treatment Strategy – New Challenges and Applications