Product Description

Published January 2016

ISBN: 978-1-910419-08-3

Liposomes play an important part in the safe, targeted delivery of many therapeutic and diagnostic agents. This book explores the latest developments pertaining to liposomal delivery systems with a focus on the most novel, exciting or clinically advanced research. Relevant challenges and research needs are highlighted.

Chapters

• Liposomal delivery systems in oncology: tumor targeting
  Madhu Gupta , Vikas Sharma & Suresh P Vyas
• The use of liposomes for the systemic delivery of RNAi therapeutics aiming at cancer treatment
  Lígia Catarina Gomes-da-Silva , Sérgio Simões & João Nuno Moreira
• Liposomes for anti-infective drug delivery
  Suryakanta Swain , Sarwar Beg & Abdus Samad
• Liposomes for drug delivery across the blood–brain barrier
  Sarwar Beg , Gajanand Sharma & Abdus Samad
• Ligand mediated drug targeted liposomes
  Sanjay K Jain & Ankit Jain
• Current boundaries in the formulation of lipid based delivery systems
  Sharareh Eskandari , Rachel Stephenson & Istvan Toth
• Liposome matrices for drug stabilization
  Giuseppina Ioele , Michele De Luca & Gaetano Ragno
• Liposome nanoparticles for diagnostic applications
  Peter Opriessnig , Rudolf Stollberger , Harald Mangge & Ruth Prassl
• Future research directions
  Daniela Pozzi & Giulio Caracciolo