Bio-Targets and Drug Delivery Approaches

Dr. Sabyasachi Maiti is a Professor in the Department of Pharmaceutics, Gupta College of Technological Sciences, Asansol, West Bengal, India. He completed his doctoral thesis in the Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India and has 13 years of experience in academia and drug delivery research. In addition to this he has guided 20 master’s theses and one doctoral thesis. Not only is Maiti credited with more than 50 research publications to his name, but he is a reviewer of various highly reputed international journals. He has also contributed 10 book chapters to publishers of international repute. He is the executive editor of the Journal of PharmaSciTech and life member of different professional bodies, including IPA, APTI and ISCA, as well as a fellow of the Indian Chemical Society (FICS).Dr. Kalyan Kumar Sen is an M. Pharm (Pharmaceutics) and Ph.D from Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India. He has 29 years of work experience in different fields of Pharmacy, including both industry and teaching, and has guided over 30 master’s degree students and 2 PhD theses. A keen researcher, he has published around 30 research papers in several well-renowned, peer reviewed journals and enjoyed attending conferences to present his findings. Sen has also penned 3 book chapters, which were published by national and international publishers. He is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of PharmaSciTech, an international publication of Trinity Trust. A life member of various professional bodies including APTI, ISTE and ISCA, he currently holds the post of Principal and Professor in Pharmaceutics at Gupta College of Technological Sciences, Asansol, West Bengal, India.

• Chapter 1: Basic Concepts in Drug Targeting Chapter 2: Biological Targets: Identification, Selection and ValidationChapter 3: Emerging Therapeutic Targets for DiabetesChapter 4: Prodrug Strategy: An Effective Tool in Drug Delivery and TargetingChapter 5: Drug Targeting Strategies to CNS DisordersChapter 6: Natural Polymers in Colon Targeting: Approaches and Future PerspectivesChapter 7: Lymphatic Drug TargetingChapter 8: New Drug Targets and Drug Delivery Strategies for Various Ocular DisordersChapter 9: Bone Target Drug Delivery SystemsChapter 10: Targeted Drug Delivery in Solid Tumours: An Overview and Novel Approaches for TherapyChapter 11: Mitochondria as an Emerging Target for the Delivery of Small Therapeutic MoleculesChapter 12: Antisense Oligonucleotide-Mediated Target Specific Gene Silencing: Design, Delivery Strategies and Therapeutic ApplicationsChapter 13: Biodegradable Polymeric Carriers for Delivery of siRNAChapter 14: Organic-Inorganic Nanocomposites for Biomedical Applications Chapter 15: Carbon Nanotube Induced Targeted Drug DeliveryChapter 16: Functionalized Cyclodextrin: A Versatile Supramolecular Systems for Drug DeliveryChapter 17: Nanopolymer Scaffolds as Novel Carriers for Cells and DrugsChapter 18: Biotargets for Polyionic Glucan Derivatives and their Nano-Therapeutic SystemsChapter 19: Novel Carriers for Targeted Delivery of Herbal MedicinesChapter 20: Toxicological Concerns Related to Nanoscale Drug Delivery Systems