Advanced Targeting of the Lymphatic System
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This book goes in depth about the lymphatic system and the functions of the lymphatic organs, lymphatic tissues, and lymphatic vessels. The book addresses various types of diseases in which the lymphatic system can act as a targeting site for drug absorption and suggests strategies to treat these different infections of the lymphatic system. This book is intended for academicians who work in fields related to the lymphatic system, novel drug delivery systems, pharmaceutical science, novel-material sciences, as well as professionals in the medical, nursing, or other health care industries.
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Dr. Namdev Dhas
Dr. Namdev Dhas is currently working as an Assistant Professor in Department of Pharmaceutics, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Manipal, Udupi, Karnataka, India. He has received his PhD from Institute of Pharmacy, Nirma University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat in the year 2021. His area of research includes material science and engineering, multimodal therapeutic platforms, inorganic nanocomposites for cancer therapy. The main focus is synthesized different metal-based nanoplatforms and how their properties will affect the efficiency of therapy and diagnosis. He has published 50 publications in the form of several research and review articles in International journals. He has also published one book as an editor in Taylor and Francis CRC press. As of now, he has bagged with more than 210 cumulative impact factor by publishing the articles in several national and International Journals. His scientific articles have been cited more than 985 times. Recently, he received a research grant from SERB and ICMR, government of India worth rupees 3 crores. He was recently awarded as "Excellent Researcher in Pharmaceutical Science" by Indian Drug Manufacturing Association (IDMA) and Healthcopeia in July, 2022. He also received "Young Researcher Award-2020" organized by Institute of Scholars, Bangalore, India.
Dr. Jayvadan Patel
Dr. Jayvadan Patel is a Vice-President in Pharmaceutical Industry at USA and Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Pharmacy, Sankalchand Patel University, India. He has more than 27 years of research, academic, and industry experience, and has published more than 275 research and review papers in international and national Journals. He has co-authored 22 books and contributed 125 book chapters in a book published by well-reputed publishers. His papers have been cited more than 6500 times, with more than 30 papers getting more than 50 citations each. He has a 37 h-index and 145 i10-index for his credit. He has guided 106 M. Pharm students and mentored 47 Ph.D. scholars. He is already decorated with a dozen awards and prizes, both national and international. He is the recipient of the very prestigious "AICTE-Visvesvaraya Best Teachers Award-2020" by the All India Council for Technical Education, Government of India and the APTI-young pharmacy teacher award (2014) by the Association of Pharmaceutical Teachers of India. He is a reviewer of more than 75 and an editorial board member of 20 reputed scientific Journals. He has completed 12 industry and government-sponsored research projects.
Dr. Yashwant Pathak
Yashwant Pathak completed his Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Technology from India and EMBA and MS in Conflict Management from Sullivan University, USA. He is the Associate Dean for the Faculty Affairs College of Pharmacy, University of South Florida. Tampa, Florida. With extensive experience in academia and industry, he has over 410 research publications, abstracts, chapters and reviews, 70 books in Nanotechnology and drug delivery systems, 6 in Nutraceuticals and several books in cultural studies. His areas of research include drug delivery systems, nanotechnology applications for pharmaceuticals and Nutraceuticals. He has traveled extensively to over 100 countries to network with scientific experts and is actively involved with many Pharmacy colleges in different countries. He is actively involved in nonprofit organizations such Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh Sewa International, Uberoi foundation for religious studies ICHRRF and IACDSC and many more.
Content
Lymphatic System: History, Anatomy, Physiology, challenges and opportunities.- Advancements in Brain Lymphatic system and its Involvement in Neurological Diseases.- Lymphatic system in the Eye: Advancements, challenges and opportunities.- Lymphatic system in Pancreas.- Lymphatic system in cardiovascular disease.- Lymphatic system in Gastro-intestinal tract.- Lymphatic System in Liver.- Lymphatic system in Kidney and related diseases.- Lymphatic system in lungs.- Lymphatic system and Dysfunctions in the context of male and female.- Physicochemical properties of carriers for targeting lymphatic system.- Lipid-based carriers for targeting lymphatic system.- Polymer-based carriers for targeting lymphatic system.- Metal-based carriers for targeting lymphatic system.- Route of administration for carriers for lymphatic delivery.- Nanoparticles for imaging of lymphatic system: Challenges and future perspective.- Nanoparticles in targeting lymphatic system for cancer treatment.- Transdermal application of nanoparticles for targeting lymphatic system.- Lymphatic Tissue Engineering and Regeneration.- Lymphatic system and immune cell-based response.- Biomaterials for Neurotrauma Intervention.- Challenges and Limitations of the Lymphatic Drug Delivery Systems.