Polymer and Polymer-Hybrid Nanoparticles: From Synthesis to Biomedical Applications

by Stanislav Rangelov, Asterios Pispas

Overview

Polymeric and hybrid nanoparticles have received increased scientific interest in terms of basic research as well as commercial applications, promising a variety of uses for nanostructures in fields including bionanotechnology and medicine. Condensing the relevant research into a comprehensive reference, Polymer and Polymer-Hybrid Nanoparticles: Fr

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ISBN-13:	9781439869093
Publisher:	CRC Press
Publication date:	08/28/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	499
File size:	42 MB
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About the Author

Stanislav Rangelov, Ph.D., has served as an associate professor at the Institute of Polymers, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, since 2005 and as a full professor since 2011. Presently, he serves as head of the Laboratory of Polymerization Processes and chair of the Scientific Council of the Institute of Polymers. His research interests include controlled polymerization processes, self-assembly of amphiphilic copolymers, and polymer and polymer-hybrid nanosized particles.

Stergios Pispas, Ph.D., has served as a senior researcher at the Theoretical and Physical Chemistry Institute of the National Hellenic Research Foundation (TPCI-NHRF), Athens, Greece, since 2009. He also served as editor of the European Physical Journal E (2003-2012). Dr. Pispas received the American Institute of Chemists Foundation Award (1995) and the ACS A. K. Doolittle Award (2003). His current research focuses on the synthesis of functional block copolymers and polyelectrolytes, as well as the study of complex, self-organized, "hybrid" nanosystems based on polymers and surfactants, biomacromolecules, and inorganic nanomaterials.

Table of Contents

Polymer Synthesis. Polymeric Nanoparticles from Pure Block Copolymers. Organic-Organic Hybrid Nanoassemblies. Hybrid Polymeric Nanoparticles Containing Inorganic Nanostructures. Biological Applications of Polymeric Nanoparticles. Index.