TY - BOOK ID - 78491540 TI - Nanoparticles : preparation and characterization AU - Pande, Maneesha. AU - Bhaskarwar, Ashok N. PY - 2016 SN - 1606506315 9781606506318 9781606506301 PB - New York, [New York] (222 East 46th Street, New York, NY 10017) : Momentum Press, DB - UniCat KW - Nanoparticles. KW - Nanocrystalline Materials KW - Nanocrystals KW - Material, Nanocrystalline KW - Materials, Nanocrystalline KW - Nanocrystal KW - Nanocrystalline Material KW - Nanoparticle KW - Nano-particles KW - NPs (Nanoparticles) KW - Nanostructured materials KW - Particles KW - microscopy KW - nanoparticle characterization KW - nanoparticle preparation methods KW - nanoparticle toxicity KW - nanoparticles KW - nanotechnology KW - targeted drug delivery KW - tumor KW - Nanoscale particles UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:78491540 AB - Nanotechnology and nanoparticles have emerged as an important tool towards improving cancer therapeutics and diagnostics. Recognizing the indispensable role of nanoparticles specifically in targeted delivery of chemotherapeutic and other anti-cancer agents to tumors, this book provides a comprehensive account of the different methods used for the preparation of nanoparticles, including the mechanism behind each method, for a beginner in the field. The commonly used methods of physical post- synthesis characterization, have also been described. The toxicity aspects of nanoparticles have been highlighted, particularly the effect of nanoparticles on different systems of the human body. Appreciating the interdisciplinary nature of nanotechnology applications in cancer drug delivery, a brief description of the genesis and growth of a tumor has also been included in the book. ER -