1st Edition
Liposomes for Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals From Research to Application
1. Liposomes: Methods and Protocols
Thais Aragão Horoiwa, Valker Feitosa, and Hossein Adelnia
2. Liposome Preparation and Related Technique
Ameeduzzafar Zafar, Nabil K. Alruwaili, Khalid Saad Alharbi, Nasser Hadal Alotaibi, and Mohammed Jafar
3. Liposomes as Drug Carriers
Mohamad Taleuzzaman, Farheen Fatima Qizilbash, Chandra Kala, Dipak Kumar Gupta, and Sadaf Jamal Gilani
4. Microencapsulation Liposomal Technologies in Bioactive Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals
Shuqin Xia, Chen Tan, Xingwei Wang, and Chunli Fan
5. Liposomal Carrier Systems
Syed Sarim Imam, Sultan Alshehri, Mohammed Jafar, Mohammed Asadullah Jahangir, Mohamad Taleuzzaman, and Ameeduzzafar Zafar
6. Formulation and Challenges in Liposomal Technology in Functional Food and Nutraceuticals
Mohammed Asadullah Jahangir, Abdul Muheem, M. Akiful Haque, Chettupalli Ananda, Mohamad Taleuzzaman, and Chandra Kala
7. Liposomes as Robust Anti‑Tubercular and Anticancer Drugs Delivery System
Ameer Khusro and Chirom Aarti
8. Liposomal Supplements
Niloufar Maghsoudnia, Maryam Edalat, Mohammad Hajimolaali, Sheida Iranpour, Parsa Khoshkhat, Parinaz Inanloo, Reza Baradaran Eftekhari, Sophia G. Antimisiaris, and Farid Abedin Dorkoosh
Biography
Sreerag Gopi, PhD, is Chief Scientific Officer at ADSO Naturals, India, and Vice President at CureSupport, Netherlands. He graduated with a degree in chemistry from Calicut University, Kerala, India, and an advanced degree from Madras Christian College, Chennai, India. He is a recipient of a prestigious Erasmus Mundus Fellowship from the European Union during his PhD period. He is a materials chemist and nanomaterials scientist and has expertise in nanomaterial synthesis, characterization, biocomposites for natural products, and biomedical and water purification experiments. He has published over 20 peer-reviewed international papers and several book chapters and has book projects in the works with several publishers, including the Royal Society of Chemistry, Springer, and Wiley. He was selected as an associate member of the Royal Society of Chemistry and is a chartered member of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute.
Preetha Balakrishnan, PhD, is Principal Scientist, QA/QC, at ADSO Naturals, India, and at CureSupport, Netherlands. She graduated in chemistry from Calicut University, Kerala, India, and earned her postgraduate degree at Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, with a gold medal and first rank. She is a recipient of a prestigious INSPIRE Fellowship from the Government of India. She was a postdoctoral researcher in the research group of Professor Sabu Thomas, a renowned scientist in this area who has sustained international acclaim for his work. Dr. Balakrishnan has visited many foreign universities as a part of her research activities and has published over 15 research articles and over 20 book chapters. She has edited ten books with leading publishers, including Elsevier, Springer, Wiley, and the Royal Society of Chemistry. Dr. Balakrishnan has received several national and international presentation awards.
