HYBRID NANOSTRUCTURES IN CANCER THERAPY -- HYBRID NANOSTRUCTURES IN CANCER THERAPY -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Hybrid Nanostructures -- Promising Drug Delivery Systems -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Cancer -- 3. Nanomedicine in Oncology -- "Passive" or "Active" Delivery or Targeting -- 4. Nanoparticles and Nanostructures in Oncology -- 4.1. Dendritic Polymers -- 4.2. Linear-Dendritic Copolymers -- 4.3. Carbon Nanotubes -- 4.4. Quantum Dots -- 5. Why Hybrid Nanostructures? -- 6. Hybrid Nanostructures -- Conclusion -- References -- Biomedical Applications of Cyclodextrin-Polymers -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Effect of CDs on the Pharmaceutical Properties of Drugs -- 2.1. Solubility -- 2.2. Stability -- 2.3. Bioavailability -- 3. Modification of Cyclodextrins -- 3.1. Hydrogels -- 3.2. Polyrotaxanes -- 3.3. Polymeric Micelles -- 4. CD-Polymers in Drug Delivery -- 5. CD-Polymers in Gene Delivery -- Conclusion -- References -- Dendrimers and Cancer Therapy -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Dendrimers Chemistry, Structure and Some Properties -- 2.1. Types of Dendrimers -- 2.2. Architecture and Composition -- 2.3. Dendrimer-Membrane Interactions -- 2.4. Properties of Dendrimers -- 2.4.1. Physicochemical Properties -- 2.4.2. Biological Properties -- 3. Nanomedicine Application -- 3.1. Drug and Gene Delivery -- 3.1.1. Encapsulation of Drugs by Dendrimers -- 3.1.2. Drug-Dendrimer Conjugates -- 3.2. Targeted Drug Delivery Systems Based on Dendrimers -- 3.2.1. Passive Targeting -- 3.2.2. Active Targeting -- 3.3. Imaging -- 4. Biocompatibility -- 5. Release of Therapeutic Agents from Dendrimer-Based Delivery Systems -- Conclusion -- References -- Biomedical Applications of Carbon Nanotube's Supramolecules -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Synthesis and Characterization of Carbon Nanotube/Polymer Supramolecules.

3. Biomedical Applications of Carbon Nanotube/Polymer Supramolecules -- 3.1. Imaging Devices -- 3.2. Drug Delivery System Based on Carbon Nanotube/Polymer Supramolecules -- 3.3. Biosensors -- 3.3.1. CNT-Based Paste Electrodes -- 3.3.2. Electrodes Modified by CNTs -- 3.3.3. Electrochemical Biosensors -- 3.3.4. SWCNT-Based Field-Effect Transistors (Fets) and Chemiresistors -- 4. Toxicity -- 5. Uptake -- Conclusion -- References -- Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes: New Tools in Nanomedicine -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Carbon Nanotubes (CNTs) -- 2.1. Covalent Functionalization of CNTs for Biomedical Applications -- 3. Nanomedicine Applications of CNTs -- 3.1. Drug Delivery by CNTs -- 3.2. Gene Delivery by CNTs -- 3.3. Vaccine Delivery by CNTs -- 3.4. Cnts in Lymphatic Targeting -- 3.5. Thermal Therapy Applications -- 4. Are CNTs Safe? -- Conclusion -- References -- Quantum Dot-Polymer Hybrid Nanomaterials in Nanomedicine -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Properties of Quantum Dots -- 3. Synthesis Procedures and Surface Chemistry of QDs -- 4. Quantum Dot-Polymer Systems and Nanomedicine -- 5. Cancer and Quantum Dots -- 5.1. Cancer Diagnosis -- 5.2. Cancer Therapy -- 6. Toxicity of QDs -- Conclusion -- References -- Gold Nanoparticle-Polymer Hybrid Nanomaterials and Biological Applications -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Polymer Protected Au NPs: Preparation, Properties and Characterization -- 2.1. "Grafting from" Method -- 2.2. "Grafting to" Method -- 2.3. Characterization -- 3. Biomedical Applications of Polymer Capped Au NPs -- 3.1. Drug Delivery -- 3.2. Gene Delivery -- 3.3. Photothermal Therapy -- 3.4. Photodynamic Therapy -- 3.5. Molecular Imaging -- Conclusion -- References -- Application of TiO2 Nanomaterials for Photocatalytic Destruction of Biological Species and Cancer Therapy -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction.

2. Photocatalytic Properties of TiO2 Nanomaterials -- 2.1. Photocatalytic Reactor Configurations -- 3. Photocatalytic Destruction of Biological Species Using TiO2 Nanomaterials -- 3.1. Antibacterial Effect of TiO2 Nanomaterials -- 3.1.1. Photocatalytic Bactericidal Effect of TiO2 Thin Films -- 3.2. Antivirus Effect of TiO2 Nanomaterials -- 3.3. Antifungal Effect of TiO2 Nanomaterials -- 3.4. Photocatalytic Destruction of Cancer Cells Using TiO2 Nanomaterials -- 3.5. Photocatalytic Destruction of Microcystins -- 4. Photodynamic Therapy Using TiO2 Nanoparticles -- 5. Conjugation of Biomolecules to the Surface of TiO2 Nanoparticles -- 6. Sonodynamic Therapy for Cancer Treatment Using TiO2 Nanoparticles -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Index.