Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter 1. Liposomes: From the Pioneers to Epigenetic Therapy
Luciano Benedini, Nancy Andres and Maria Laura Fanani (Institute of Southern Chemistry (INQUISUR-CONICET), Department of Chemistry, Universidad Nacional del Sur, Bahía Blanca, Argentina, and others)
Chapter 2. The Birth of Liposome-Based Synthetic Biology: A Brief Account
Pasquale Stano (DiSTeBA, University of Salento; Lecce, Italy)
Chapter 3. The Development and Application of a Liposomal Delivery System in Biomedical Sciences
Scarlet Xiaoyan Wang, Xuesong Wen and Jindao Wu (Department of Natural Sciences, Middlesex University, London, UK, and others)
Chapter 4. Advancements in Liposomes for Targeted Drug Delivery against Neurodegenerative Diseases
Joy N. Reginald-Opara, Justin Dean, PhD and Zimei Wu, PhD (School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand, and others)
Chapter 5. pH-Sensitive Liposomes for Intracellular and Tumour Targeted Drug Delivery
Mimi M. Yang, Manju Kanamala, Mingtan Tang and Zimei Wu, PhD (School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand)
Chapter 6. Liposomes as Drug Delivery Carriers for Cancer Therapy
Qi Sun and Nan Li (School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, PR China)
Chapter 7. Immunoliposomes: Recent Progress of Liposomal Drug Delivery System Coupled with Antibodies
Tsukasa Shigehiro and Masaharu Seno (Department of Medical Bioengineering, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan)
Chapter 8. Visualization of Magnetic Thermosensitive Liposomes Using Magnetic Particle Imaging and Drug Release Control
Kenya Murase, Kazuki Shimada and Shuki Maruyama (Department of Medical Physics and Engineering, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan)
Chapter 9. Oligomannose-Coated Liposomes: An Efficient Platform for Vaccines for Tumor Immunotherapy, Allergies, and Infectious Diseases
Yuko Matsuoka, Yasuhiro Kuroda and Naoya Kojima (Department of Applied Biochemistry, Tokai University, Hiratsuka, Kanagawa, Japan)
Chapter 10. The Thermal Analysis of Liposomal Formulations as an Element to Evaluate their Effectiveness as Drug and Vaccine Delivery Systems
Nikolaos Naziris, Natassa Pippa, Stergios Pispas and Costas Demetzos (Section of Pharmaceutical Technology, Department of Pharmacy, School of Health Sciences, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece, and others)
Chapter 11. Liposome-Based Boron Neutron Capture Therapy for Brain Glioma: Current and Future Perspectives
Weirong Kang, Darren Svirskis, PhD, and Zimei Wu, PhD (School of Pharmacy, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand)
Index