Editor: Maria Luisa Bondì

Frontiers in Nanomedicine

Volume 1

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ISSN: 2405-9129 (Print)
ISSN: 2405-9137 (Online)
ISBN: 978-1-68108-047-5 (Print)
ISBN: 978-1-68108-046-8 (Online)
Year of Publication: 2015

Introduction

Frontiers in Nanomedicine offers an up-to-date understanding of nanomaterials to readers having clinical or biomolecular research interests. Scientists, both aspiring and experienced, will find, in each volume, a comprehensive overview of current molecular strategies for using nanoscale materials in medicine. This volume explains the use of nanotechnology in medicine to improve the diagnosis of disease and the role of nanoparticles in targeted drug delivery systems for theranostic applications. This volume also covers the applications of nanoparticles in breast cancer research, liver disease therapy and Alzheimer’s disease treatment.

Contributors

Editor(s):
Maria Luisa Bondì
Istituto per lo Studio dei Materiali Nanostrutturati U.O.S. Palermo
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche
via Ugo La Malfa, 153
90146 Palermo
Italy




Co-Editor(s):
Chiara Botto
Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche Chimiche e Farmaceutiche, (STEBICEF)
University of Palermo
Palermo
Italy


Erika Amore
Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche Chimiche e Farmaceutiche, (STEBICEF)
University of Palermo
Palermo
Italy




Contributor(s):
Ana Cordeiro
CIGMH/DCV, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia/Universidade NOVA de Lisboa.
Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia
2829-516 Caparica
Portugal


Antonella Cusimano
Institute of Biomedicine and Molecular Immunology “Alberto Monroy”
National Research Council (CNR)
Via Ugo La Malfa 153
90146 Palermo
Italy


Antonina Azzolina
Institute of Biomedicine and Molecular Immunology “Alberto Monroy”
National Research Council (CNR)
Via Ugo La Malfa 153
90146 Palermo
Italy


Athanassios Skouras
Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Technology, Dept. of Pharmacy
University of Patras, & Foundation of Research and Technology Hellas - Institute of Chemical Engineering
Platani, 26504
Greece


Daniele Balasus
Institute of Biomedicine and Molecular Immunology “Alberto Monroy”
National Research Council (CNR)
Via Ugo La Malfa 153
90146 Palermo
Italy


Eleni Markoutsa
Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Technology, Dept. of Pharmacy
University of Patras, & Foundation of Research and Technology Hellas - Institute of Chemical Engineering
Platani, 26504
Greece


Emanuela Fabiola Craparo
Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche Chimiche e Farmaceutiche (STEBICEF)
University of Palermo
90123 Palermo
Italy


Eun Hee Min
Centre for Health Technologies
University of Technology Sydney
PO Box 123, Broadway, NSW 2007
Australia


Fábio Ferreira Carlos
CIGMH/DCV, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia/Universidade NOVA de Lisboa. Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia
2825-182 Caparica
Portugal
/
STABVIDA, Investigação e Serviços em Ciências Biológicas, Lda. Madan Parque
2825-182 Caparica
Portugal


Gennara Cavallaro
Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche Chimiche e Farmaceutiche (STEBICEF)
University of Palermo
via Archirafi 32
90123 Palermo
Italy


Giuseppa Augello
Institute of Biomedicine and Molecular Immunology “Alberto Monroy”
National Research Council (CNR)
Via Ugo La Malfa 153
90146 Palermo
Italy


Giuseppe Montalto
Institute of Biomedicine and Molecular Immunology “Alberto Monroy”
National Research Council (CNR)
Via Ugo La Malfa 153
90146 Palermo
Italy
/
Biomedical Department of Internal Medicine and Specialties
University of Palermo
Via del Vespro 143
90127 Palermo
Italy


Gyorgy Hutvagner
Centre for Health Technologies
University of Technology Sydney
PO Box 123, Broadway, NSW 2007
Australia


Hung T. Nguyen
Centre for Health Technologies
University of Technology Sydney
PO Box 123, Broadway, NSW 2007
Australia


Konstantina Papadia
Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Technology, Dept. of Pharmacy
University of Patras, & Foundation of Research and Technology Hellas - Institute of Chemical Engineering, (FORTH/ICE-HT)
Platani
Greece


Lydia Giannitrapani
Biomedical Department of Internal Medicine and Specialties
University of Palermo
Via del Vespro 143
90127 Palermo
Italy


Maria Rita Emma
Institute of Biomedicine and Molecular Immunology “Alberto Monroy”, National Research Council (CNR)
Via Ugo La Malfa 153
90146 Palermo
Italy
/
Biomedical Department of Internal Medicine and Specialties, University of Palermo
Via del Vespro 143
90127 Palermo
Italy


Maurizio Soresi
Biomedical Department of Internal Medicine and Specialties
University of Palermo
Via del Vespro 143
90127 Palermo
Italy


Melchiorre Cervello
Institute of Biomedicine and Molecular Immunology “Alberto Monroy”
National Research Council (CNR)
Via Ugo La Malfa 153
90146 Palermo
Italy


Michael B. Cortie
Institute for Nanoscale Technology
University of Technology Sydney
Sydney
Australia


Miguel Larguinho
CIGMH/DCV, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia/Universidade NOVA de Lisboa. Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia
2829-516 Caparica
Portugal
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REQUIMTE/DQ, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia/Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia
2829-516 Caparica
Portugal


Milton Cordeiro
CIGMH/DCV, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia/Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia Caparica
2829-516 Caparica
Portugal
/
REQUIMTE/DQ, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia/Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia
2829-516 Caparica
Portugal


Pedro Pedrosa
CIGMH/DCV, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia/Universidade NOVA de Lisboa.
Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia
Caparica
Portugal


Pedro V. Baptista
CIGMH/DCV, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia/Universidade NOVA de Lisboa.
Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia
Caparica
Portugal


S. R. Simon Ting
Centre for Health Technologies
University of Technology Sydney
PO Box 123, Broadway, NSW 2007
Australia


Sara Figueiredo
CIGMH/DCV, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia/Universidade NOVA de Lisboa.
Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia
Caparica
Portugal


Silvia Arpicco
Dipartimento di Scienza e Tecnologia del Farmaco
Università di Torino
Via Giuria 9
10125 Torino
Italy


Sophia G. Antimisiaris
Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Technology, Dept. of Pharmacy
University of Patras, & Foundation of Research and Technology Hellas - Institute of Chemical Engineering, (FORTH/ICE-HT)
Platani
Greece


Spyridon Mourtas
Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Technology, Dept. of Pharmacy
University of Patras, & Foundation of Research and Technology Hellas - Institute of Chemical Engineering, (FORTH/ICE-HT)
Platani
Greece




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