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Liposomes in Drug Delivery

What, Where, How and When to deliver

  • 1 Edición - 10 de abril de 2024
  • Última edición
  • Editor: Sophia G. Antimisiaris
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Liposomes in Drug Delivery: What, Where, How and When to Deliver is a concise, well-structured reference covering all the important issues related to the potential of this tech… Leer más

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Liposomes in Drug Delivery: What, Where, How and When to Deliver is a concise, well-structured reference covering all the important issues related to the potential of this technology. Organized to provide practical information to researchers from any discipline with a particular therapeutic or bio-active substance to deliver, this book helps readers understand if liposomes can be of benefit for their particular need, what is the best type of liposome to use according to what needs to be delivered, where/when to deliver it, and how to design/prepare/characterize/investigate/optimize liposome properties for a particular application.

The book is structured in Four parts. The first covers in a concise but in-depth way, what liposomes are, which are the liposome types, advantages/disadvantages, and what is their stability, characterization methods, in vitro stability, and in vivo fate after different administration methods (routes). The second part focuses on the different mechanisms for liposomal drug delivery. Methodologies/technologies for manipulation of liposome structure/properties in order to design liposomes for particular delivery applications. Specific roadmaps for liposome design are discussed, including components to incorporate in liposomes for specific types of encapsulated molecules or specific routes of administration. The third part covers liposome applications for drug delivery. It focuses on specific delivery considerations for particular diseases. Finally, the fourth part covers methods of liposome fabrication.

Puntos claves

  • Focuses on key information - What, Where, How and When to deliver – needed for drug delivery researchers
  • Covers all aspects of liposomes in drug delivery in one single volume
  • Guides researchers through the decision process on whether and what liposomes are most applicable to their particular interest

De interès para

Master and PhD students in the field of Pharmaceutics, Material Sciences, Biomedical Engineering, Academics and industrial experts coming in from other disciplines, such a Chemistry, Agricultural, Cell biology, Biochemistry, etc.

Índice

Part I – Basic concepts of Liposome-Assisted Drug Delivery

1. Introduction to Liposome Assisted Drug Delivery

2. Basic concepts of Liposome: components, structures, properties and classification

3. Liposome Characterization Methodologies(Physical and Chemical Methods)

4. Liposome Characterization Methodologies - Morphological Assessments by Microscopy

5. Liposome Stability and Integrity

6. In vivo fate of Liposomes: Biodistribution and cell membrane interactions

Part II – Mechanisms of Liposome Drug Delivery

7. Liposomes in controlled drug delivery: Controlling drug release kinetics and biodistribution/pharmacokinetics

8. Liposome surface modifications-Engineering techniques

9. Activatable liposomes: Ultrasound-activated liposomes and lipid vesicles

Part III – Liposome Applications in drug delivery

10. Liposomes for drug delivery to the brain

11. Liposomes for drug delivery to cancer cells

12. Liposomes as vaccine delivery systems

13. Liposomes as DNA, mRNA and oligonucleotide delivery vectors

14. Liposomes for drug delivery by localized routes of administration

15. Liposome for drug delivery against infectious diseases

16. Liposomes for drug delivery via biomaterials

17. Liposomes for delivery of substances for other (non-therapeutic) applications

Part IV –Liposome fabrication

18. Conventional methods for preparing liposomes of various types (MLVs, LUVs, SUVs )

19. Size reduction, purification, sterilization and storage/packaging of Liposomes

20. Methods for preparation of Giant liposomes: Conventional methods; Modified electro-techniques

21. Microfluidic methods for liposome formation

22. Supercritical fluids and other novel methods for liposome formation

23. Design of experiment approaches for liposome property optimization

24. Development of generic liposome products for drug delivery

Part V – Conclusions and Perspectives

25. Success stories, Final remarks and directions of the field

Detalles del producto

  • Edición: 1
  • Última edición
  • Publicado: 10 de abril de 2024
  • Idioma: Inglés

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Sophia G. Antimisiaris

Professor Antimisiaris’ lab has extensive experience (more than 25 years) in design and production of liposomal and lipid/polymer/cyclodextrin hybrid nanoparticulates for drug and/or imaging agent delivery and targeting to specific target cells. Several administration routes have been investigated or are under investigation in regards to the specific requirements of liposomes for each specific route (such as: iv, ip, oral, lung/intrapleural, ocular/intravitreal, vaginal, etc.). Her laboratory also has long term collaborations with industries and is involved in development of new products. She has experience as coordinator and/or WP-leader in several large scale European Collaborative Projects, as Shiva (FP6), for development of liposomal microbicides for vaginal delivery, NAD (FP7, Nanoparticles for diagnosis and Therapy of AD), for design and development of liposomes s with affinity for Abeta peptides, SBR (Smart Bone Regeneration, H2020), for development of liposomal growth factors integrated in biomaterials. Her team have also been working for many years on the application of arsonolipid-containing liposomes for therapy of cancer with promising in vitro and in vivo results. They also investigate the development of novel platforms for sustained release of drugs following ocular/intravitreous, vaginal, intrapleural or subcutaneous administration.

Afiliaciones y experiencia
Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Department of Pharmacy, University of Patras, Rio-Patras, Greece. Collaborating Professor, Institute of Chemical Engineering Sciences, Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas (FORTH/ICES), Platani-Patras, Greece.

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