Multifunctional Nanocarriers

Book excerpt: Multifunctional Nanocarriers provides information on the concept, theory and application of multifunctional nanocarriers. The book covers current research, beginning with product strategy, targeted drug delivery, and advanced drug delivery approaches, along with numerous multifunctional nanocarriers and their regulatory considerations for product development. The book covers targeting, receptor mediated targeting, and recent advancements using multifunctional nanocarriers and their regulatory aspects. This is an important reference source for materials scientists and engineers who want to learn more about how multifunctional nanocarriers are applied in a range of biomedical applications. - Explains the fundamentals, concepts, theory and application of multifunctional nanocarriers, with advanced content and applications for a range of biomedical applications - Covers production and manufacturing processes for multifunctional nanocarriers for biomedical applications - Assesses major challenges in applying multifunctional nanocarriers on an industrial scale