CONTENTS Preface ................................................................................................................ (v) Acknowledgement ............................................................................................ (vii)
Chapter – 1 Introduction to Nanotechnology.......................................... 1 Chapter – 2 Liposomes: Targeted and Controlled Novel Carrier System .......................................................... 51 Chapter – 3 Niosomes .............................................................................. 102 Chapter – 4 Solid Lipid Nanoparticles .................................................. 129 Chapter – 5 Microemulsions................................................................... 166 Chapter – 6 Immunostimulating Complexes (ISCOMs) ................... 207 Chapter – 7 Nanocapsules as Drug Delivery Agent .......................... 231 Chapter – 8 Nanofibers............................................................................ 251 Chapter – 9 Dendrimers .......................................................................... 308
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Chapter – 10 Hydrogels: Scaffold for Drug Delivery .......................... 347 Chapter – 11 Nanosuspensions in Drug Delivery ............................... 415 Chapter – 12 Aquasomes: A Nano-Particulate Delivery Vehicle for Proteins ........................................................... 439 Chapter – 13 Metal Nanoparticles ........................................................... 458 Chapter – 14 Synthetic Polymeric Nanoparticles as Carrier for Vaccine Delivery ............................................ 508 Chapter – 15 Polysaccharide Nanoparticles in Mucosal Drug Delivery ..................................................... 559 Chapter – 16 Modern Nanoparticle Characterization Tools .............. 611 Chapter – 17 Nanotoxicology A Major Concern: Current Status ...... 699
