Metal Nanoparticles in Pharma

Part I. Metal Nanoparticles in Medicine

1. Iron Oxide Magnetic Nanoparticles in Photodynamic Therapy: A Promising Approach Against Tumor Cells
Amedea B. Seabra

2. Nanoparticles in Wound Healing and Regeneration
Irina A. Shurygina, Michael G. Shurygin

3. Silver Nanoparticles for Treatment of Neglected Diseases
Marcela Durán, Wagner J. Fávaro, German A. Islan, Guillermo R. Castro, Nelson Durán

4. Encapsulation and Application of Metal Nanoparticles in Pharma
Anisha D’Souza, Ranjita Shegokar

5. Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Applications of Magnetic Iron-Oxide Nanoparticles
Kelly J. Dussán, Ellen C. Giese, Gustavo N. A. Vieira, Lionete N. Lima, Debora D. V. Silva

6. Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles and Nanotubular Surfaces: Potential Applications in Nanomedicine
Ana Rosa Ribeiro, Sara Gemini-Piperni, Sofia Afonso Alves, José Mauro Granjeiro, Luís Augusto Rocha

7. Inhibition of Bacterial Quorum Sensing Systems by Metal Nanoparticles
Krystyna I. Wolska, Anna M. Grudniak, Katarzyna Markowska

8. A Novel Strategy for Antimicrobial Agents: Silver Nanoparticles
Heejeong Lee, Dong Gun Lee

9. Synthesis of Gold Nanoparticles and Their Applications in Drug Delivery
Lian-Hua Fu, Jun Yang, Jie-Fang Zhu, Ming-Guo Ma

10. Magnetic Hyperthermia-Using Magnetic Metal/Oxide Nanoparticles with Potential in Cancer Therapy
Costica Caizer

11. Biocompatible Magnetic Oxide Nanoparticles with Metal Ions Coated with Organic Shell as Potential Therapeutic Agents in Cancer
Costica Caizer, Alice Sandra Buteica, Ion Mindrila

12. Metal and Metal Oxide Nanoparticles in Photoinactivation of Pathogens
Irena Maliszewska, Katarzyna Popko

13. Colloidal Bio-nanoparticles in Polymer Fibers: Current Trends and Future Prospects
Zuzana Konvičková, Ondrej Laššák, Gabriela Kratošová, Kateřina Škrlová, Veronika Holišová

14. Decoration of Inorganic Substrates with Metallic Nanoparticles and Their Application as Antimicrobial Agents
Marianna Hundáková, Kateřina Dědková, Gražyna Simha Martynková

15. Antimicrobial Activities of Metal Nanoparticles
Adriano Brandelli, Ana Carolina Ritter, Flávio Fonseca Veras

16. Gold Nanoparticles in Molecular Diagnostics and Molecular Therapeutics
Ana S. Matias, Fábio F. Carlos, P. Pedrosa, Alexandra R. Fernandes, Pedro V. Baptista

17. Nanometals in Bhasma: Ayurvedic Medicine
Dilipkumar Pal, Vinod Kumar Gurjar

Part II. Toxicity Issues

18. Gold Nanoparticle Biodistribution and Toxicity: Role of Biological Corona in Relation with Nanoparticle Characteristics
Catherine Carnovale, Gary Bryant, Ravi Shukla, Vipul Bansal

19. The Local and Systemic Effects of Cobalt-Chromium Nanoparticles on the Human Body: The Implications for Metal-on-Metal Hip Arthroplasty
James Drummond, Phong Tran, Camdon Fary

20. Biological Synthesis, Pharmacokinetics, and Toxicity of Different Metal Nanoparticles
Raúl A. Trbojevich, Adriana M. Torres

21. Bio-distribution and Toxicity of Noble Metal Nanoparticles in Humans
Indarchand Gupta, Avinash Ingle, Priti Paralikar, Raksha Pandit, Silvio Silvério Silva, Mahendra Rai

Keywords: Biomedicine, Pharmaceutical Sciences/Technology, Cancer Research