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Lipid nanocarriers in cancer diagnosis and therapy / edited by Eliana B. Souto. - Shrewsbury, Shropshire : ISmithers, 2011. - 1 online resource (xxii, 557 pages) : illustrations

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Lipid Nanocarriers in Cancer Diagnosis and Therapy.

This book introduces fundamental principles of lipid nanocarriers science relevant to cancer therapy. The first in this field, it fills a need for an accurate, coherent and authoritative introduction to lipid nanocarriers focusing in cancer therapy; both because of the growing popularity of these modern drug delivery systems and also because of the emergent need of dealing with cancer treatment. Active drug delivery and targeting using nanobiotechnologies has become one of the most successful strategies to approach chemotherapy. This book deals with lipid nanocarriers for targeted delivery to.

ISBN: 9781847354792 (electronic bk.) 1847354793 (electronic bk.) 9781613444344 (electronic bk.) 1613444346 (electronic bk.) 1280125233 9781280125232 1847354777 9781847354778 1847354785 9781847354785 (hardback) (paperback) 9786613529091 6613529095

Standard No.: 40019814578

Source: Knovel Corporation http://www.knovel.com

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Nanomedicine.
Cancer--Diagnosis.
Cancer--Treatment.
Neoplasms--diagnosis
Lipids--therapeutic use
Nanoparticles--therapeutic use
Drug Carriers--therapeutic use
Neoplasms--therapy
Cancer--Diagnostic.
Cancer--Traitement.
MEDICAL--Allied Health Services--Medical Technology.
MEDICAL--Biotechnology.
MEDICAL--Family & General Practice.
MEDICAL--Lasers in Medicine.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING--Biomedical.
Cancer--Diagnosis.
Cancer--Treatment.
Nanomedicine.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: R857.N34 / L57 2011eb

Dewey Class. No.: 610.28

National Library of Medicine Call No.: QZ 266