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7.3<br />

PHARMACEUTICAL<br />

NANOSYSTEMS: MANUFACTURE,<br />

CHARACTERIZATION, AND<br />

SAFETY<br />

D. F. Chowdhury<br />

University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom<br />

Contents<br />

7.3.1<br />

7.3.2<br />

7.3.3<br />

7.3.4<br />

7.3.5<br />

7.3.6<br />

7.3.7<br />

Defi nition<br />

7.3.1.1 Top - Down <strong>and</strong> Bottom - Up Approaches to Nanotechnology<br />

Taxonomy of Nanomedicine Technologies<br />

Nano – <strong>Pharmaceutical</strong> Systems<br />

Description of Nanosystems<br />

7.3.4.1 Polymeric Systems<br />

7.3.4.2 Quantum Dots <strong>and</strong> Quantum Confi nement<br />

7.3.4.3 Metal Nanoparticles <strong>and</strong> Surface Plasmon Resonance<br />

7.3.4.4 Self - Assembled Systems<br />

7.3.4.5 Nanostructures Based on Carbon<br />

<strong>Manufacturing</strong> Technologies<br />

7.3.5.1 Nanoscale Assembly Methods<br />

7.3.5.2 Nano - structuring processes for polymeric materials<br />

Characterization Techniques<br />

7.3.6.1 Nanoparticle Characterization Methods <strong>and</strong> Tools<br />

7.3.6.2 Scanning Probe Technologies<br />

Toxicology Considerations<br />

7.3.7.1 Lung Toxicity<br />

7.3.7.2 Systemic Uptake<br />

7.3.7.3 Skin Permeation of Nanoparticles<br />

References<br />

Suggested Reading<br />

<strong>Pharmaceutical</strong> <strong>Manufacturing</strong> <strong>H<strong>and</strong>book</strong>: <strong>Production</strong> <strong>and</strong> Processes, edited by Shayne Cox Gad<br />

Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.<br />

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