Nanomedicine and the cardiovascular system / editors, Ross J. Hunter, Victor R. Preedy.
Contributor(s): Hunter, Ross J. (Ross Jacob) | Preedy, Victor R.
Material type: BookSeries: Nanoscience applied to health and medicine: Publisher: St. Helier, Jersey, British Channel Islands ; Enfield, N.H. : Boca Raton, Fla. : Science Publishers ; Distributed by CRC Press, 2012Description: 1 online resource (ix, 476 pages).ISBN: 9780429066221.Subject(s): Cardiovascular system -- Diseases -- Treatment | Nanomedicine | Cardiovascular system -- DiseasesAdditional physical formats: Print version: : No titleDDC classification: 612.1045 Online resources: Click here to view.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.
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