1st Edition

Metals in Medicine Volume 1: Metals for Tissue Engineering and Pharmaceutical Applications

254 Pages 7 Color & 25 B/W Illustrations
by Apple Academic Press

254 Pages 7 Color & 25 B/W Illustrations
by Apple Academic Press

Metals in Medicine , published in two volumes, provides detailed information on and applications of metal-containing compounds that function as essential tools in medical science for the imaging and diagnosis of disease as well for the prevention and treatment of many diseases. Volume 1 offers a curated collection of the latest medicinal and inorganic chemical research featuring metals for... Read more

1. Recent Advancements in Nanoporous Metal Foams for Biomedical Applications: Processing and Mechanical Properties

R. Abdel-Karim

2. Metallic Biomaterials for Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Applications

Shikha Chaudhary, Roja Rani Budha, GSN Koteswara Rao, and Sathish Kumar Konidala

3. Metallic Nanocarriers for Bone Tissue Engineering

Ajaykumar Chittipolu

4. Metallic Foams for Biomedical Applications

Devdhar Yadav, GSN Koteswara Rao, Roja Rani Budha, and Naresh Babu Rekha

5. Role of Metal-Organic Framework in Therapeutic Delivery

Rohit Raj, Uma Sankar Gorla, Aparna Badwane, Madhura Tiwari, Komal Sharma, Parth Joshi, Darshan Patel, Aryan Patel, and GSN Koteswara Rao

6. Metal Organic Framework in Bioimaging and Biosensing Applications

Reet Minhasa, Honisha Shaha, Mital Patela, GSN Koteswara Raoa, and Rajasekhar Reddy Alavalaa

7. Synthesis, Properties, and Biomedical Applications of Platinum and Palladium-Based Nanoparticles

Mahesh V. Kamble, Sachin V. Otari, and Kiran D. Pawar

8. Stimuli-Responsive Drug-Delivery Carrier Using Metal-Organic Framework

Rajasekhar Reddy Alavala, Priyal Shah, Nachiket Joshi, GSN Koteswara Rao, and Mital Patel

9. Metallic Scaffold for Tissue Engineering

Ajaykumar Chittipolu

Biography

Sonali Sundram, MPharm, is Assistant Professor in the School of Medical and Allied Sciences at Galgotias University, India. She was earlier a research scientist with the Indian Council of Medical Research at King George’s Medical University, India, and was also affiliated with the Babu Banarasi Das Northern India Institute of Technology, Lucknow. She has authored and edited more than 15 books and has organized seminars, conferences, and workshops. She has published papers with international journals and delivered oral presentations at conferences organized in different European countries.

Rishabha Malviya, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Pharmacy at the School of Medical and Allied Sciences, Galgotias University, India. He has authored over 150 research/review papers for national/international journals and has over 50 patents to his name. He has edited several books and book chapters. He has been included in the Stanford University’s World’s Top 2% Scientists, 2020. He is a reviewer, editor, and editorial board member for many national and international journals and was an invited author for the magazine Atlas of Science and others.

GSN Koteswara Rao, PhD, MPharm, MBA, is Professor and Head of the Department of Pharmaceutics at SPPSPTM, SVKM’s NMIMS University, Mumbai, India. He has 15 years of academic, research, and administrative experience. He has published more than 75 research journal papers as well as 10 books and book chapters with international publishers. He has participated in many national and international conferences, seminars, symposia, workshops, and faculty development programs.

"The medical field has been most significantly influenced by the widespread use of noble metal nanoparticles, nanocompounds, or nanostructures in many fields of research and technology. . . . This volume consolidate[s] the findings from years of study to present the most exciting applications of metal-based drugs in modern biological and medical research. Offer[s] an interesting union of disciplines, bringing together the hard science of inorganic chemistry with the complexities and variety of biochemistry and physiology. . . . An excellent resource for educators as well as learners with undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate degrees in biomedical field."

—From the Foreword by Prof. Roop Krishen Khar Director, B. S. Anangpuria Educational Institutes, Faridabad, India; Director, Formulators Koncept Pvt. Ltd.; Director, Unicure India Ltd.; Former Dean & HOD, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, India