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Table of Contents
Section 1
Nanotechnology and Cancer. .................................................1
Chapter 1 Introduction and Rationale for Nanotechnology
in Cancer Therapy . ..............................................3
Fredika M. Robertson and Mauro Ferrari
Chapter 2 Passive Targeting of Solid Tumors: Pathophysiological
Principles and Physicochemical Aspects of
Delivery Systems . . .............................................11
S. M. Moghimi
Chapter 3 Active Targeting Strategies in Cancer with a Focus on
Potential Nanotechnology Applications . ..............................19
Randall J. Mrsny
Chapter 4 Pharmacokinetics of Nanocarrier-Mediated
Drug and Gene Delivery . . . ......................................43
Yuriko Higuchi, Shigeru Kawakami, and Mitsuru Hashida
Chapter 5 Multifunctional Nanoparticles for Cancer Therapy. . . . ...................59
Todd J. Harris, Geoffrey von Maltzahn, and Sangeeta N. Bhatia
Chapter 6 Neutron Capture Therapy of Cancer: Nanoparticles
and High Molecular Weight Boron Delivery Agents. . . ...................77
Gong Wu, Rolf F. Barth, Weilian Yang, Robert J. Lee, Werner Tjarks, Marina V. Backer, and
Joseph M. Backer
Chapter 7 Preclinical Characterization of Engineered Nanoparticles
Intended for Cancer Therapeutics . .................................105
Anil K. Patri, Marina A. Dobrovolskaia, Stephan T. Stern, and Scott E. McNeil
Chapter 8 Nanotechnology: Regulatory Perspective for Drug
Development in Cancer Therapeutics . . .............................139
N. Sadrieh and T. J. Miller
Section 2
Polymer Conjugates. . ....................................................157
Chapter 9 Polymeric Conjugates for Angiogenesis Targeted Tumor
Imaging and Therapy . . . . . . .....................................159
Amitava Mitra, Anjan Nan, Bruce R. Line, and Hamidreza Ghandehari
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