Multifunctional Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery Applications

1. Introduction: Benefits and Challenges for Multifunctional Nanoparticles in Medicine
Robert K. Prud’homme, Sonke Svenson

2. Nanoparticles for Targeted and Temporally Controlled Drug Delivery
Archana Swami, Jinjun Shi, Suresh Gadde, Alexander R. Votruba, Nagesh Kolishetti, Omid C. Farokhzad

3. Development and Application of Anticancer Nanomedicine
Rong Tong, Li Tang, Jianjun Cheng

4. Macrophage-Targeted Nanoparticle Delivery Systems
Shardool Jain, Mansoor Amiji

5. Paclitaxel-Triazine Dendrimer Constructs: Efficacy, Toxicity, and Characterization
Eric E. Simanek, Jongdoo Lim

6. Versatile Fixed-Ratio Drug Combination Delivery Using Hydrophobic Prodrug Nanoparticles
Barry D. Liboiron, Paul G. Tardi, Lawrence D. Mayer

7. Polymeric Micelles for Multiple-Drug Delivery
Glen S. Kwon

8. Multifunctional Nanoparticles for Target-Specific Imaging and Therapy
Anita Gianella, Joanna C. Read, David P. Cormode, Zahi A. Fayad, Willem J. M. Mulder

9. Polymer-Modified Nanoparticles as Targeted MR Imaging Agents
Stephen G. Boyes, Misty D. Rowe, Chia-Chih Chang, Talia J. Sanchez, Wilasinee Hatakeyama, Natalie J. Serkova, Priya N. Werahera, Fernando J. Kim

10. Injectable Multistage Nanovectors for Enhancing Imaging Contrast and Directed Therapy
Biana Godin, Rita E. Serda, Xuewu Liu, Mauro Ferrari

11. Targeted, Multifunctional Hydrogel Nanoparticles for Imaging and Treatment of Cancer
Yong-Eun Koo Lee, Raoul Kopelman

12. Theranostic Polymeric Micelles for Cancer Imaging and Therapy
Gang Huang, Chalermchai Khemtong, Erik A. Bey, David A. Boothman, Baran D. Sumer, Jinming Gao

13. Multifunctional Nanoparticles for Personalized Medicine
Benjamin T. Roller, Kathleen M. McNeeley, Ravi V. Bellamkonda

14. Dendrimer-Based Nanoparticle Therapies: Can Uniform Multifunctional Therapeutics Be Made with Current Chemical Approaches?
Douglas G. Mullen, Daniel Q. McNerny, Mark M. Banaszak Holl, James R. Baker

15. Multivalent Dendritic Architectures for Theranostics
Stephanie Reichert, Marcelo Calderón, Kai Licha, Rainer Haag

16. Design and Engineering of Multifunctional Quantum Dot-Based Nanoparticles for Simultaneous Therapeutic-Diagnostic Applications
Bowen Tian, Wafa’ T. Al-Jamal, Jeroen Bossche, Kostas Kostarelos

Avainsanat: Engineering, Nanotechnology and Microengineering, Pharmacology/Toxicology, Organic Chemistry, Spectroscopy/Spectrometry, Immunology