INVESTIGADORES
PALMA Santiago Daniel
capítulos de libros
Título:
Nanotechnology applications in drug controlled release
Autor/es:
A. SIMONAZZI; A. G. CID,; VILLEGAS MERCEDES; ROMERO ANALIA; PALMA S. D; BERMUDEZ JOSE
Libro:
Drug Targeting and Stimuli Sensitive Drug Delivery Systems
Editorial:
Elevier
Referencias:
Lugar: Cambridge; Año: 2018; p. 81 - 116
Resumen:
Nanotechnology is the manipulation of matter, involving physical and chemical transformations, in order to produce materials at the nanoscale. The word "nano," which derives from Latin, signifies "dwarf' and mathematically is the billionth part of a meter. Nanotechnology comprises the study, design, creation, synthesis, characterization, manipulation and application of materials, apparatus and systems through the control of material structure at the nanoscale, and the exploitation of phenomena and properties of matter at atomic or molecular scale. When manipu­ lating matter at nanoscale, the material properties change. For example, quantum effects have dominance, the surface area increases, and thermal, electrical, and magnetic property of the material varíes. Nanotechnology is emerging as a field in medicine that is expected to elicit significant therapeutic benefits to improve drugs bioavailability.