Nanomedicine and the cardiovascular system /
editors, Ross J. Hunter, Victor R. Preedy.
- 1 online resource (ix, 476 pages)
- Nanoscience applied to health and medicine .
- Nanoscience applied to health and medicine. .
section 1. General methods and applications -- section 2. Focused areas, treatments and diseases.
The nanosciences are a rapidly expanding field of research with applicability to all areas of health and disease prevention, including cardiology in its broadest sense. This book covers a variety of nano subjects and areas as applied to the heart and circulatory system. There are state-of-the-art chapters on nanoparticles, nanowires, nanoscale topography, nanosensors, nanospheres, nanospin probes, nanomatrices and nanobubbles to name but a few topics. Their applications to cardiovascular disorders and their treatments are also described--Provided by publisher.