This book highlights the applications of nanotechnology in modern medicine. Today we are living in a world of fast-changing behavior and lifestyles. Despite health and wellbeing are often pronounced and enforced, the diseases and illnesses are emerging in different forms, at an alarming rate. Protecting the mankind is becoming ever more challenging. In this backdrop, medicine needs new approaches and technologies to build the defenses. Nanotechnology is successfully confronting the situation. It does so in two avenues, namely, nanomaterials, and, nanodevices. Nanomaterials possess extraordinary properties that are utilized to confront bacteria and viruses, and for targeted drug delivery. Nanodevices can be maneuvered inside the human body to reach extreme locations. This book presents the latest developments in these areas.
Author(s): Sanjeeva Witharana, M. T. Napagoda
Publisher: Springer
Year: 2023
Language: English
Pages: 168
City: Singapore
Contents
1 Introduction to Nanotechnology
1.1 Nanotechnology—Historical Perspective
1.1.1 Pre-epoch of Nanotechnology
1.1.2 Modern Epoch of Nanotechnology
1.1.3 Recent-Epoch of Nanotechnology
1.2 Properties of Nanomaterials
1.3 Classification of Nanomaterials
1.3.1 Geometrical Classification of Nanomaterials
1.3.2 Classification According to the Chemical Composition
1.4 Synthesis and Characterization of Nanomaterials
1.5 Conclusion
References
2 Biological Applications of Nanofluids: Antimicrobial Activity and Drug Delivery
2.1 Introduction and Background
2.1.1 Antimicrobial Applications
2.2 Antibacterial Activity of ZnO Nanofluids
2.2.1 Overview of the Effect of Size on the Antibacterial Activity of ZnO Nanoparticles
2.2.2 Overview of the Effect of Lattice Constant on the Antibacterial Activity of ZnO Nanoparticles
2.2.3 Overview of the Effect of Light on the Antibacterial Activity of ZnO Nanoparticles
2.3 Antimicrobial Mechanisms of ZnO Nanoparticles
2.4 Antibacterial Activity in Titanium Dioxide Nanofluids
2.5 Nanodrug Delivery
2.5.1 Preparation of Nanofluids for Drug Delivery
2.5.2 Hyperthermia Therapy
2.6 Conclusion
References
3 Nanotechnology in Drug Delivery
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Nano-Drug Carriers
3.3 Nano-Drug Carriers to Treat Different Disease Conditions
3.3.1 Cancer
3.3.2 Microbial Diseases
3.3.3 Neurological Disorders
3.3.4 Liver Diseases
3.3.5 Cardiovascular Diseases
3.3.6 Lung Inflammation
3.4 Reproductive Healthcare
3.5 Conclusion
References
4 Nanotechnology in Virology
4.1 Viruses: The Obligate Parasites
4.1.1 Virus Structure and Classification
4.1.2 Techniques Used in the Diagnosis of Viral Diseases
4.1.3 Antiviral Treatment Strategies
4.2 Detection of Viruses Using Nanomaterials
4.2.1 Gold Nanoparticles (AuNPs)
4.2.2 Silver Nanoparticles (AgNPs)
4.2.3 Copper Nanoparticles (CuNPs)
4.2.4 Carbon Nanotubes (CNT)
4.2.5 Quantum Dots (QD)
4.2.6 Other Nanomaterials
4.3 Antiviral Activity of Nanoparticles
4.4 Treatment/Prevention of Viral Infections with the Use of Nanomaterial
4.5 Conclusion
References
5 Nanomaterials for Wound Healing and Tissue Regeneration
5.1 The Wound Healing Process
5.2 Wound Dressings
5.2.1 Traditional Wound Dressings
5.2.2 Modern Wound Dressings
5.2.3 Significance of Nanotechnological Approaches in Wound Healing and Tissue Regeneration
5.3 Application of Nanomaterials in Wound Healing and Tissue Regeneration
5.4 Conclusion
References
6 Applications of Nanotechnology in Dermatology
6.1 An Introduction to Nanodermatology
6.2 Skin, the Outer Covering of the Body
6.3 Nanoparticles as Diagnostic Tools
6.3.1 Quantum Dots in the Detection of Skin Cancers
6.3.2 Gold Nanoparticles for the Diagnosis of Melanoma
6.3.3 Carbon Nanotubes for the Diagnosis of Skin Infections
6.4 Therapeutic Applications of Nanotechnology
6.4.1 Nanocarriers to Treat Psoriasis and Atopic Dermatitis
6.4.2 The Significance of Nanoparticles in the Treatment of Other Inflammatory Skin Diseases
6.4.3 Nanoformulations for the Treatment of Acne
6.4.4 Nanotechnology for Hair Care
6.4.5 Nanomaterials for Wound Healing and Infection Control
6.4.6 Nano Approaches in the Treatment of Skin Cancer
6.5 Nanocosmeceuticals
6.6 Concerns on Nanotoxicity
6.7 Conclusion
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