Stimuli Responsive Polymeric Nanocarriers for Drug Delivery Applications

Stimuli Responsive Polymeric Nanocarriers for Drug Delivery Applications, Volume One: Types and Triggers discusses, in detail, the recent trends in designing biodegradable and biocompatible single-responsive polymers and nanoparticles for safe drug delivery. Focusing on the most advanced materials and technologies, evaluation methods, and advanced synthesis techniques stimuli-responsive polymers, the book is an essential reference for scientists with an interest in drug delivery vehicles. Sections focus on innovation, development and the increased global demand for biodegradable and biocompatible responsive polymers and nanoparticles for safe drug delivery.
- Offers an in-depth look at the basic and fundamental aspects of alternative stimuli-responsive polymers, mechanisms, structure, synthesis and properties
- Provides a well-defined categorization for stimuli-responsive polymers for drug delivery based on different triggering mechanisms
- Discusses novel approaches and challenges for scaling up and commercialization of stimuli-responsive polymers

Part One: Introduction1. Historical development of drug delivery systems: From conventional macroscale to controlled, targeted, and responsive nanoscale systems2. Stimuli-responsive polymers as smart drug delivery systems: Classifications based on carrier type and triggered-release mechanism Part Two: Endogenous and exogenous stimuli-responsive drug delivery systems3 The smart chemistry of stimuli-responsive polymeric carriers for target drug delivery applications4. Enzyme-responsive polymers for drug delivery and molecular imaging5. pH-responsive polymers for drug delivery applications6. Magnetically responsive polymers for drug delivery applications Part Three: Polymeric nanocarriers for stimuli-responsive drug delivery systems7. Responsive block copolymers for drug delivery applications. Part 1: Endogenous stimuli-responsive drug-release systems8. Responsive block copolymers for drug delivery applications. Part 2: Exogenous stimuli-responsive drug-release systems9. Responsive polyelectrolyte multilayer nanofilms for drug delivery applications10. Responsive polyelectrolyte complexes based on natural polysaccharides for drug delivery applications11. Responsive polymer nanoparticles for drug delivery applications12. Stimulus-responsive nanogels for drug delivery13. Stimuli-responsive polymeric hydrogels and nanogels for drug delivery applications Part Four: Biopolymer and biodegradable nanocarriers for stimuli-responsive drug delivery systems14. Bioinspired polymeric carriers for drug delivery applications15. Stimuli-responsive biopolymer nanocarriers for drug delivery applications16. Responsive polymer-biomacromolecule conjugates for drug delivery17. Responsive biopolymer-based microgels/nanogels for drug delivery applications18. Stimuli-responsive poly(e-caprolactone)s for drug delivery applications19. Responsive polysaccharides and polysaccharides-based nanoparticles for drug delivery 20. Responsive cyclodextrins as polymeric carriers for drug delivery applications21. Chitosan as responsive polymer for drug delivery applications22. Biodegradable polyhydroxyalkanoates nanocarriers for drug delivery applications23. Biodegradable polymeric micelles for drug delivery applications