Stimuli Responsive Polymeric Nanocarriers for Drug Delivery Applications

Dr. Nedal Abu-Thabit holds a Ph.D. in chemistry with specialization in polymer chemistry. Currently, Dr. Nedal is an associate professor in the Chemical & Process Engineering Technology department at Jubail Industrial College. Since 2013, he holds the position of the Program Director for Polymer Engineering Technology major. Dr. Nedal has published more than 20 research articles and reviews in refereed journals, 5 book chapters and 2 patents. His research interests in the areas of polymer synthesis, polymer post-functionalization, synthesis of functional polyelectrolytes for fuel cells applications, water sterilization using nanomaterials, synthesis of electrically conducting polymers for sensing applications, preparation of conductive hydrogels and conductive textiles; and isolation of biopolymers from natural sources. In addition, Dr. Nedal has contributed with many articles in the area of educational polymer chemistry. Professor Abdel Salam Hamdy Makhlouf is the Vice President of Integrated Mechanical Material Corrosion Consulting (IM2C), Texas, USA, and a Full professor at Central Metallurgical Research and Development Institute. He has 26 years of experience working in R&D with a blend of both industrial and academic leadership as a Professor of Materials Science, and Advanced “nano-bio” Manufacturing Engineering, and Materials Engineering Consultant. He is the recipient of numerous national and international prizes and awards including the Humboldt Research Award for Experienced Scientists, at Max Planck Institute, Germany; Fulbright, NSF, and Dept. of Energy Fellowships, USA; Shoman Award in Engineering Science; and the State Prize of Egypt in Advanced Science and Technology. His research has focused on five critical areas: Energy, Health, Environment, Advanced manufacturing, Advanced materials. Dr. Makhlouf has published over 200 journal articles, as well as 17 books and handbooks for Springer and Elsevier on a broad range of cross‐disciplinary research fields including advanced multifunctional materials, nanotechnology, smart coatings, corrosion, biomaterials, waste/water treatment, and materials for energy applications. Dr. Makhlouf has served as both a Senior Editor and board member of many international journals, as well as reviewer for several international funding agencies in USA, Germany, UK, Qatar, Belgium, EU, Kazakhstan. He is a Consultant/Reviewer for several universities worldwide.

• Part I - Dual-Stimuli Responsive Polymers1. Redox and pH-responsive polymeric nanocarriers2. Magnetic and pH-responsive polymeric nanocarriers3. Temperature and pH dual-stimuli responsivepolymeric carriers for drug delivery4. Dual-nanosystems with thermal and magnetic stimuli-responses: In vivo current advancesPart II - Multi-Stimuli Responsive Polymers5. Multi-responsive polymeric carriers6. Multi-stimuli-responsive magnetic assemblies Part III - Stimuli Responsive Polymers for Theranostic Applications7. Smart Internal and External Stimulus-Responsive Nanocarriers for Image-guided Therapy and Drug Delivery Applications8. Stimuli-responsive polymers for image-guided therapeutic applications9. Polymeric nanoblends as biomedical nanocarriers: current developments and preclinical investigationsPart IV - Stimuli Responsive Drug Delivery Systems10. Ionic-strength responsive polymers for drug delivery applications11. Dual and multi-stimuli responsive block copolymers for drug delivery applications  12. Stimuli-responsive polymeric micelles for intracellular and extracellular drug delivery13. Stimuli-responsive polymer-modified liposomes and their application to DDS14. Thermo-responsive polymers for drug delivery applications15. Carbon nanotubes for drug delivery16. Stimuli-Responsive polymersomes for Drug Delivery ApplicationsPart V - Stimuli Responsive Polymers for Cancer Therapy17. Stimuli-responsive polymersomes for cancer therapy 18. Responsive Polymeric micelles for Drug Delivery Applications/ Cancer Therapy Part VI - Stimuli Responsive Polymers for Therapeutic Applications 19. Stimuli-responsive polymers for oral drug delivery applications20. Stimuli-responsive polymers for ocular therapy21. Stimuli-responsive polymers for treatment of Diabetes Mellitus22. Stimuli-responsive polymers for oral insulin delivery23. Stimuli-responsive Polysaccharides for Colon Targeted Drug DeliveryPart VII - Future Trends and Challenges 24. Future trends, challenges and opportunities with responsive polymer-based drug delivery systems