Nanostructures for Drug Delivery

Ecaterina Andronescu is Professor at UPB, Faculty of Applied Chemistry and Material Science, Science and Engineering of Oxide Materials and Nanomaterials, University Politehnica, Romania. He has been the coordinator for more than 80 research projects with national and international funding and author of more than 330 papers (more than 150 in lSI-ranked journals). Her specific fields of interest are biomaterials, nanomaterials and nanotechnologies; anti-microbial anti-biofilm, and drug delivery systems. Prof. Andronescu has received several honorary titles, including Doctor Honoris Causa – from several universities. She is a member of the Register of Assessors of ARACIS, Commission for Chemistry and Materials Science Founder and President of the Romanian Society of Materials; Founder of the Romanian Society of Biomaterials; Founder and member of the Romanian Society of Ceramics; Founder of the Romanian Society of Chemistry; and Member of the European Society of Ceramics. Dr. Grumezescu is Assistant Professor at the Department of Science and Engineering of Oxide Materials and Nanomaterials, in the Faculty of Applied Chemistry and Materials Science, with a second affiliation to the Faculty of Medical Engineering, at the Politehnica University of Bucharest in Romania. He is an experienced and oft-published researcher and editor in the field of nano and biomaterials, and he is the Editor-in-Chief of three journals: Biointerface Research in Applied Chemistry, Letters and Applied NanoBioScience, and Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering Bulletin. He also serves as editor or guest editor for several notable journals. Dr. Grumezescu has published 150 peer-reviewed papers, 20 book chapters, 6 co-authored books and 11 edited books.

• 1. Therapeutic Nanomaterials: From a Drug Delivery Perspective2. Core-Shell Drug Carriers: Lipopspmes, Polymersomes, and Colloidosomes3. Novel nano-carriers based on Graphene and graphene oxide for drug delivery applications4. Nanostructured nanoparticles for improved drug delivery5. Design of Functionalised Materials for Use in Micro-Nanoscale Drug Delivery Devices and Smart Patches6. Niosomes: A novel nano vesicular and an excellent tool for drug delivery system7. Nanofibrous and Nanoparticles Materials as Drug Delivery Systems8. Brush Polymer-Based Nanostructures for Drug Delivery9. Drug delivery systems based on anodic titania nanostructures10. Redox responsive drug delivery11. Polymeric micro and nanoparticles for controlled and targeted drug delivery12. Novel gels: Implications for drug delivery13. Dosage Form Developments of Nanosuspension Drug Delivery System for Oral Adminstration Route14. Polymer-based nanocarriers for therapeutic nucleic acids delivery15. Multifunctional Therapeutic Hybrid Nanocarriers for Targeted and Triggered Drug Delivery: Recent Trends and Future Prospects16. Lipid Based Nanocarriers for Ocular Drug Delivery17. Nano platform based new generation vaccine development18. Pathogen-specific Nucleic Acid Aptamers as Targeting Components of Antibiotic and Gene Delivery Systems19. Multifunctional Nanosized Emulsions for Theragnosis of Life Threatening Diseases20. Therapeutic Nanostructures for pulmonary drug delivery 21. Nanostructures in Transdermal Drug Delivery systems22. Advancement in pulmonary drug delivery systems for treatment of tuberculosis23. Nanosized devices as antibiotics and antifungals delivery: past, news and outlook24. Drug delivery mediated by confined nanosystems: structure-activity relations and factors responsible for the efficacy of formulations25. Therapeutic use of monoclonal antibodies: General aspects and challenges for drug delivery26. Targeted Drug Delivery Via Polymer Coated Magnetic Nanoparticles27. Drug Delivery: Advancements and Challenges28. Stimuli-responsive liposome and control release drug29. Nanotechnology to Enhance Transdermal Delivery of Hydrophilic Humectants for Improved Skin Care: A Model for Therapeutic Applications30. Toxicity of nanostructures for drug delivery