Nanomedicine-Based Approaches for the Treatment of Dementia explores a wide range of promising approaches for the diagnosis and treatment of dementia. The book begins with introductory sections on dementia and brain ailments that are followed by further chapters that discuss detailed information about challenges of drug delivery across the blood-brain barrier as well as the current status. This book helps readers design and develop novel drug delivery systems and devices for the treatment of dementia that take advantage of recent advances in nanomedical technologies.
Numerous drug delivery systems have been developed recently for dementia. Unfortunately, most of them are ineffective since dementia is not a single disease. It is an umbrella term for several neurodegenerative conditions which alter brain functions. Due to this, there is an urgent need for innovative technologies/nano drug delivery systems to improve the targeting and delivery of therapeutic as well as diagnostic agents specifically for treating dementia.
- Explores promising approaches for the diagnosis and treatment of dementia
- Discusses advances in cutting-edge nanomedical technologies
- Focuses on the design, synthesis and application of nanocarriers in drug delivery
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*4 stars* "...presents an overview of the use of nanocarrier- based technologies in the treatment of different forms of dementia. [ including] the complex nature of dementia, its etiology, possible targets, and receptors, and to highlight different approaches for the treatment of this complex human disease, with an emphasis on the use of nanotechnology and nanocarriers. The book is written for undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students working in treating dementia via nanotechnology and drug delivery systems, as well as medical doctors interested in new ways to treat dementia and related neurodegenerative diseases. [ S]upported by color figures and illustrations, comprehensive tables, and schemes and diagrams that generate a very appealing book. [ that] succeeds, being a great addition to other similar books. Its unique approach to dementia treatment together with nanotechnological details and the high-quality graphics make it a very useful and pleasant read." --©Doodys Review Service, 2023, Marc A Ilies, PhD (Temple University School of Pharmacy)
1. Dementia and Neurodegenerative disorders: An Introduction
2. Dementia: Aetiology, Types, Causes and Prevention
3. Receptor attacking ligands for active targeting to Brain
4. Dendrimer based drug delivery for Dementia
5. Polymeric nanoparticles-based drug delivery for Dementia
6. Solid lipid nanoparticles (SLN) based drug delivery for Dementia
7. Liposomes based drug delivery for Dementia
8. Micelles based drug delivery for Dementia
9. Quantum dots-based drug delivery for Dementia
10. Nanocarrier based non-invasive approaches for Dementia
11. Futuristic aspect of nanocarriers on targeted delivery for dementia
Dr. Umesh Gupta, currently working as Assistant Professor at Department of Pharmacy, Central University of Rajasthan, India, did his bachelor's, master's and doctorate degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences from Dr. H. S. Gour University, India under the mentorship of Prof. NK Jain. He has recently been awarded for DAAD Research Stays for Academics and Scientists” at Leibniz-institut fur Polymerforschung Dresden, Germany. He has the past experience of Research Scientist at Ranbaxy Research Laboratories, India and Post-Doctoral Research Associate at South Dakota State University, USA. HE is also recipient of Young Scientist Award by Department of Science and Technology, Government of India as well as Ranbaxy Science Scholar Award 2008 by Ranbaxy Research Laboratories, India. He has been awarded more than 3-4 times the overseas travel award by different funding agencies of Indian government to share and present his research at international platform in countries like Germany, USA and Singapore etc. He has more than ten years of research and academic experience. The area of research is mainly focused on dendrimer mediated drug delivery, solubilization and targeting. His laboratory equally focuses on effective brain delivery through nanotechnological carriers such as polymeric micelles, nanoparticles and dendrimers. He has more than 48 publications and seven book chapters to his credit with total citations of more than 2300 (h index of 23 as per Google Scholar). Dr. Prashant Kesharwani is assistant professor of Pharmaceutics at Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Dr. Harisingh Gour Vishwavidyalaya, Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, India. He has more than 12 years of teaching, research, and industrial experience at international levels from various countries, including the United States, Malaysia, and India. An overarching goal of his current research is the development of nanoengineered drug delivery systems for various diseases. He has more than 350 international publications in well-reputed journals and more than 25 international books (Elsevier). He is a recipient of many research grants from various funding bodies. He is also the recipient of several internationally acclaimed awards, such as USERN Laureate award”, most prestigious SERB-Ramanujan Fellowship Award”. He actively participates in outreach and scientific dissemination for the service of the wider community. His Number of citations is = 26779; h-index = 85; i-10 index = 370 (According to google scholar on March 2025). He has more than 30 international publications published in very high impact factor journals (Progress in Polymer Sciences IF 32.063, Molecular Sciences IF 41.444, Progress in Material Sciences IF 48.580, Advanced Materials IF 29.4, Drug Resistance Update IF 22.841 and Material Todays IF 32.072). He has presented many invited talks and oral presentations at prestigious scientific peer-conferences, received international acclaims and awards for research contribution, supervised students/junior researchers and actively participated in outreach and scientific dissemination for the service of the wider community.
