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Foreword |
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Preface |
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Acknowledgments |
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1 Nanomedicine for delivery of therapeutic molecules |
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1.2 Properties of nanoparticles |
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3 | (2) |
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1.3 Polymeric nanoparticles |
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1.4 Nanoparticle-based strategies for overcoming in vitro and in vivo barriers |
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5 | (3) |
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8 | (5) |
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2 Nanoparticles as nucleic acid delivery vectors |
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13 | (30) |
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13 | (4) |
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2.2 Challenges and barriers to the nucleic acid delivery |
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17 | (2) |
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2.3 Vectors in nucleic acid delivery |
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19 | (2) |
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2.4 Nanoparticles as nonviral nucleic acid delivery vectors |
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21 | (13) |
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2.5 Conclusion and future prospects |
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34 | (9) |
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35 | (8) |
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3 Methods for characterization of nanoparticles |
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3.1 Introduction and challenges in nanoparticle characterization |
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43 | (1) |
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3.2 Techniques and approaches to nanoparticle characterization |
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44 | (3) |
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3.3 Stability evaluation of nanoparticles |
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47 | (5) |
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3.4 Sterility assessment of nanoparticles |
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52 | (7) |
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54 | (5) |
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4 Nanoparticles for DNA delivery |
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59 | (24) |
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59 | (3) |
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4.2 Low molecular weight linear polyethylenimine |
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62 | (5) |
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4.3 High molecular weight linear polyethylenimine |
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67 | (1) |
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4.4 Low molecular weight branched polyethylenimine |
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68 | (6) |
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4.5 High molecular weight branched polyethylenimine |
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74 | (9) |
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75 | (1) |
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76 | (7) |
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5 Nanoparticles for siRNA-mediated gene silencing |
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83 | (1) |
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84 | (4) |
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93 | (3) |
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96 | (5) |
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101 | (2) |
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5.7 Poly(lactic-co-glycolic) acid |
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103 | (10) |
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106 | (7) |
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6 Nanoparticles for locked nucleic acid delivery |
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113 | (22) |
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113 | (1) |
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6.2 Locked nucleic acids: structure |
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114 | (1) |
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6.3 Locked nucleic acids: hybridization and conformation properties |
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114 | (1) |
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6.4 Serum stability and nuclease resistance |
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115 | (1) |
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6.5 Delivery and toxicity |
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116 | (1) |
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6.6 Therapeutic applications of locked nucleic acids |
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117 | (5) |
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6.7 Nanoparticle-mediated delivery of locked nucleic acid and locked nucleic acid-modified oligonucleotides |
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122 | (7) |
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6.8 Conclusion and future prospects |
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129 | (6) |
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130 | (5) |
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7 Nanoparticles for ribozymes delivery |
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135 | (16) |
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135 | (1) |
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136 | (3) |
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7.3 Ribozymes and their limitations |
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139 | (1) |
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7.4 Selection of the target gene |
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140 | (1) |
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7.5 Stability of ribozymes |
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141 | (1) |
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7.6 Delivery of ribozymes |
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141 | (3) |
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7.7 Applications of RNA nanoparticles emphasizing ribozymes |
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144 | (2) |
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7.8 Conclusion and future prospects |
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146 | (5) |
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147 | (4) |
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8 Nanoparticles for DNAzymes delivery |
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151 | (14) |
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151 | (1) |
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152 | (1) |
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153 | (1) |
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8.5 Mechanism of DNAzymes |
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154 | (1) |
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8.6 Advantages of DNAzymes |
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155 | (1) |
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8.7 Stability of DNAzymes |
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155 | (1) |
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8.8 Application of DNAzymes |
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156 | (1) |
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8.9 DNAzyme delivery via metallic and polymeric nanoparticles |
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156 | (5) |
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8.10 Conclusion and future prospects |
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161 | (4) |
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162 | (3) |
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9 Pharmacokinetics and biodistribution of the nanoparticles |
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165 | (7) |
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9.2 Pharmacokinetics of nanoparticles |
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172 | (7) |
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9.3 Generalized pharmacokinetic profile of various nanoparticles |
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179 | (2) |
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9.4 Challenges and future prospects |
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181 | (1) |
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181 | (6) |
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10 Nanotoxicology: evaluation of toxicity potential of nanoparticles |
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187 | (16) |
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187 | (2) |
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10.2 Size of nanoparticles |
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189 | (1) |
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10.3 Dose-dependent toxicity |
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189 | (1) |
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10.4 Nondosage-dependent actions/route |
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190 | (1) |
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10.5 Surface area-dependent toxicity |
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190 | (1) |
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10.6 Concentration-dependent toxicity |
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191 | (1) |
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10.7 Particle chemistry and crystalline structure-dependent toxicity |
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191 | (1) |
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10.8 Aspect ratio-dependent toxicity |
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192 | (1) |
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10.9 Surface coating and functions attributed |
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193 | (2) |
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10.10 Risk management of nanotechnology-specific aspects |
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10.11 Conclusion and future prospects |
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197 | (6) |
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199 | (4) |
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11 Regulatory aspects of nanoparticulate mediated nucleic acid delivery systems |
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203 | (16) |
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203 | (1) |
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11.2 Issues related with nanoparticle mediated nucleic acid delivery systems |
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203 | (2) |
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11.3 Current approaches for regulating pharmaceutical nanoparticles |
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205 | (14) |
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215 | (4) |
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12 Clinical studies and future prospects |
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219 | (14) |
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219 | (1) |
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12.2 Regulatory pathways in the process of clinical trials |
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220 | (1) |
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12.3 Barriers in the progress of clinical trials |
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221 | (1) |
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12.4 Ethical concerns in clinical trials |
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222 | (1) |
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12.5 Nanotherapeutics in clinical trials |
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223 | (5) |
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228 | (5) |
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Index |
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