Nanotechnology in medicine : toxicity and safety /
edited by Mahendra Kumar Rai, Mrunali Rashmin Patel, Rashmin Bharatbhai Patel.
- xxi, 424 pages : illustration ; 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
'The proposed edited book will focus on current trends to deliver therapeutic agents into targeted speciiÌf̂ic cells, cellular compartments, tissues, and organs by using nanoparticulate carriers; emerging avenues in nanotechnology for addressing unmet needs in medicine, nanotoxicology, safety considerations, nanocosmeceuticals, methodological considerations for toxicity and safety assessment, risk assessment, regulatory framework and lastly provide future road map for nanotoxicity and nanosafety assessment. For the specialists in the field it is very important to find all the information about these aspects grouped together in a book, to see what the current stage is, what problems are there, and what viable solutions are proposed for the future in this field'--