Drug Delivery and Biomedical Applications of Porous Silicon-Based Nanocarriers (Nanotechnology in Biomedicine) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0443248028 ISBN 13: 9780443248023

Publisher: Elsevier, 2025

Synopsis

Drug Delivery and Biomedical Applications of Porous Silicon-Based Nanocarriers delivers an up-to-date and complete overview of the range of biomedical applications for porous silicon nanomaterials, with a special emphasis on drug delivery. This book introduces the fundamentals and beneficial properties of porous silicon, including thermal properties and stabilization, photochemical and nonthermal chemical modification, protein modification, and biocompatibility. The book then builds on the systematic detailing of each biomedical application using porous silicon, such as vaccine development, drug delivery, and tissue engineering. It also contains new insights on in-vivo assessment of porous silicon, photodynamic and photothermal therapy, micro- and nanoneedles, cancer immunotherapy, and more. Drug Delivery and Biomedical Applications of Porous Silicon-Based Nanocarriers is of interest to researchers in the fields of materials science, nanotechnology, pharmaceutical science, biomedical engineering, and cancer research.

• Details synthesis approaches and methodologies for porous silicon-based nanocarriers, enabling structural understanding and therapeutic applications
• Highlights the role of silica nanoparticles in targeted drug delivery, emphasizing their impact on cancer therapy, immunotherapy, neurodegenerative disorders, and other biomedical applications
• Explores clinical aspects and trials of silica nanoparticles for treatment options

About this title

About the Authors

Rajendra Awasthi is Professor of Pharmaceutics at Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Health Sciences & Technology, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, UPES, Dehradun, India.

Santosh Kumar Singh is a Senior Scientist at the Centre of Experimental Medicine & Surgery, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India.

Dr. Anurag Kumar Singh is a Research Associate (ICMR-RA) in the Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering and Technology at IIT BHU, Varanasi. He earned his PhD from the Centre of Experimental Medicine and Surgery, IMS, BHU, and an M. Pharm from Central University of Rajasthan. With more than 3.5 years of postdoctoral experience, he has worked at Alabama State University (Cancer Biology Research and Training) and Bar-Ilan University (Institute of Nanotechnology & Advanced Materials, Israel). His research centers on nano-particulate systems for chronic pain, neurodegenerative disorders, and brain-targeted drug delivery, including dendrimers, nanoporous silica/silicon materials, and polymeric nanoparticles for controlled delivery. He aims to develop nanomedicines for biomedical applications and to bridge engineering, pharmaceutical, and medical research. He has published widely, including reviews/editorials, and authored/editor of four books and over ten book chapters.

From the Back Cover

Drug Delivery and Biomedical Applications of Porous Silicon-Based Nanocarriers delivers an up-to-date and complete overview of the range of biomedical applications for porous silicon nanomaterials, with a special emphasis of drug delivery. This book introduces the fundamentals and beneficial properties of porous silicon, including thermal properties and stabilization, photochemical and nonthermal chemical modification, protein modification, and biocompatibility. The book then builds on the systematic detailing of each biomedical application using porous silicon, such as vaccine development, drug delivery and tissue engineering. It also contains new insights on in-vivo assessment of porous silicon, photodynamic and photothermal therapy, micro- and nanoneedles, cancer immunotherapy, and more. Drug Delivery and Biomedical Applications of Porous Silicon-Based Nanocarriers is of interest to researchers in the fields of materials science, nanotechnology, pharmaceutical science, biomedical engineering, and cancer research.

Edition details

• Publisher: Elsevier
• Publication date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0443248028
• ISBN 13: 9780443248023
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 600
• Editor: Awasthi