Shailendra K. Saxena - NanoBioMedicine

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Although we are in the twenty-first century having most of the advanced technologies in hand, yet communicable and noncommunicable diseases are majorly responsible for mortality due to scarcity of potential therapeutics and effective differential diagnostics. This book,NanoBioMedicine, provides a comprehensive overview of recent trends in various nanotechnology-based therapeutic and associated challenges. It focuses on various aspects and properties of communicable and noncommunicable diseases including nanotechnology-based approaches for development of effective therapeutics and differential diagnostics, which is imperative for safeguarding the human race from more loss of resources and economies due to disease burden. To overcome these issues and fill the gap, we hopeNanoBioMedicinewill provide a readily available resource in this area.

The quick development of nanoscience in the last few years has given an abundance of information into the physicochemical properties and biological performance of nanoscale materials that can be considered while utilizing nanotechnology for medicinal applications. The designing and application of nanoscale materials to alleviate complex diseased condition are of great interest. Nanoscale materials exhibit novel properties that can be exploited in various ways to design diagnostics and effective therapeutics. Nanomedicine involves multidisciplinary areas of sciences such as nanotechnology, nanoengineering and nanoscience interacting with the field of life sciences.

The elemental proposition upon which nanomedicine is pursued is nanoparticles, which are introduced into the body as foreign bodies and are subjected to the full armory of the bodys defense system labeled with antibody molecules targeting specific cells. Advances in the field of nanomedicine have come a long way since the time it was envisioned to be studied. The objectives and goal to establish global roadmaps in nanomedicine are guided by the need to take care of life-threatening clinical issues. Recent advancement in the field of nanomedicine has developed various tools for early diagnostics, treatment of complex diseases with high efficacy and specificity, and personalized therapy to improve the quality of life. This book is focusing on the various fields of medicine such as personalized medicine, cancer biology, stem cell therapy, regenerative medicine, infectious diseases, molecular diagnostics, biosensors, and nanotoxicology.

The editors of this book hope that this work might increase the interest in this field of research and that the readers will find it useful for their investigations, management, and clinical usage. The editor and contributors report no conflict of interest.

This book is conceptualized to present an updated account of the several state-of-the-art examples of the application of nanotechnology in the field of biomedical research. It also discusses the future prospects of targeting cancer stem cells through nanotherapeutic approaches for cancer treatment. It provides an updated account of the development of the virus-based nanoparticle system as vaccine therapy for the prevention and treatment of various infectious diseases. The book provides an unparalleled reservoir of information about nanotoxicology.

All these aspects are imperative for safeguarding human race from more loss due to various diseases. To overcome these issues and fill the gap, we hopeNanoBioMedicineshall provide a readily available resource in this area. The aim of this book is to provide a comprehensive overview of the recent trends in various nanotechnology-based therapeutics and challenges associated with its development.

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