Introduction to Nanomedicine and Nanobioengineering (eBook)

Paras N. Prasad (Autor)

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2012 | 1. Auflage
608 Seiten
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-1-118-35107-9 (ISBN)

Infos

This book is an introduction to the emerging field of nanomedicine
and its applications to health care. It describes the many
multidisciplinary challenges facing nanomedicine and discusses the
required collaboration between chemists, physicists, engineers and
clinicians. The book introduces the reader to nanomedicine's vast
potential to improve and extend human life through the application
of nanomaterials in diagnosis and treatment of disease.

Autor

PARAS N. PRASAD, PhD, is the SUNY Distinguished Professor of Chemistry, Physics, Electrical Engineering, and Medicine; the Samuel P. Capen Chair of Chemistry; and the Executive Director of the Institute for Lasers, Photonics, and Biophotonics at the University at Buffalo. He was named among the top 50 science and technology leaders in the world by Scientific American in 2005. He has published 700 scientific and technical papers in high-impact journals, three monographs that practically defined the fields of organic nonlinear optics, biophotonics, and nanophotonics, eight edited books, and holds numerous patents. He is the recipient of many scientific awards and honors (Morley Medal; Schoellkopf Medal; Guggenheim Fellowship; Sloan Fellowship; Western New York Health Care Industries Technology/Discovery Award; Fellow of the APS, OSA, and SPIE). He is a pioneer in nanomedicine and nanobioengineering, and has been giving plenary, opening, and keynote lectures worldwide in this field.

Rezensionen

"This volume is most handy for those in the physics,
chemistry, or materials science fields who are interested in
biomedical applications of nanotechnology; it would also be useful
for those in the biological or medical fields who are interested in
learning how nanotechnology would be beneficial to their
research. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division
undergraduates and above." (Choice, 1 January
2013)

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 26.6.2012
• Reihe/Serie: Wiley Series in Biomedical Engineering
• Reihe/Serie: Wiley Series in Biomedical Engineering
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitsfachberufe
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Physiotherapie / Ergotherapie ► Orthopädie
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Medizintechnik
• Schlagworte: medical biochemistry • Medical Science • Medizin • Medizinische Biochemie • nanomedicine • Nanomedizin • Nanotechnologie • nanotechnology • Pharmacology & Pharmaceutical Medicine • Pharmakologie u. Pharmazeutische Medizin
• ISBN-10: 1-118-35107-X / 111835107X
• ISBN-13: 978-1-118-35107-9 / 9781118351079