Advances in Phytonanotechnology for Treatment of Various Diseases

·
· CRC Press
Ebook
394
Pages
Eligible
Ratings and reviews aren’t verified  Learn More

About this ebook

Several plant bioactives or plant-derived therapeutic molecules have been used against life-threatening diseases and their nanoparticle-mediated delivery greatly improves therapeutic efficacy. Advances in Phytonanotechnology for Treatment of Various Diseases aims to describe past and recent advances achieved in the field of phytonanotechnology. The chapters of this book provide thorough knowledge of medicinal plants, plant bioactives, plant extract-based nanoparticle synthesis, delivery of plant bioactives through nanoparticles, and their therapeutic activity against life-threatening diseases. This book focuses on the therapeutic activity of phytocomponents present in plants from diverse families, genera, and species. The book also covers future aspects and challenges present in phytonanotechnology for curing human diseases. This book fulfils the thrust of researchers working in this field, which further encourages them to make new discoveries in this area and support the development of effective nanoparticle-mediated plant bioactive delivery platforms for treating human diseases.

Key Features

  • Provides information on medicinal plants and plant bioactives used in the treatment of various life-threatening diseases
  • Covers green synthesis of nanoparticles as well as their toxicological and biological effects
  • Explores various nanocarriers routinely used in the delivery of plant bioactives and their efficacy for future drug delivery
  • Envisages future opportunities, challenges, and implementation made in phytonanotechnology-based treatment of human diseases

About the author

Dr. Prashant Kesharwani an assistant professor of pharmaceutics in the School of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Jamia Hamdard University, New Delhi, India. An overarching goal of his current research is the development of nano-engineered drug delivery systems for various diseases with a focus on dendrimer-based drug delivery systems. He has numerous publications in respected international journals and books and has presented invited talks and presentations at international conferences. He is a recipient of many research grants from various funding bodies. He is also a receipt of several internationally acclaimed awards viz. the most prestigious "Ramanujan fellowship award" from the Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), Government of India. He actively participates in outreach and scientific dissemination for the service of the wider community. His Number of citations are more than >13000 with h-index of 61 (According to google scholar).

Dr. Virendra Gajbhiye has been working in the field of nanomedicine since last 16 years. He has a doctoral degree (Ph.D.) in pharmaceutical science with post-doctoral research experience at University of Wisconsin-Maddison and Oregon State University. Since 2013 he is working as a Scientist in Nanomedicine at Agharkar Research Institute, Pune, India. He has worked extensively with polymeric nanoparticles specially dendrimers. His research interest lies in Nanomedicine, Targeted drug and siRNA delivery, Biomedical application of dendrimers, Biomaterials unimolecular micelles and imaging, Multifunctional polymeric nanoparticles, Nanoparticles in tissue engineering. His Number of citations are more than >3500 with h-index of 31 (According to google scholar).

Rate this ebook

Tell us what you think.

Reading information

Smartphones and tablets
Install the Google Play Books app for Android and iPad/iPhone. It syncs automatically with your account and allows you to read online or offline wherever you are.
Laptops and computers
You can listen to audiobooks purchased on Google Play using your computer's web browser.
eReaders and other devices
To read on e-ink devices like Kobo eReaders, you'll need to download a file and transfer it to your device. Follow the detailed Help Center instructions to transfer the files to supported eReaders.