Professor Jin-Chul Kim is currently working as a Professor at Department of Biomedical Science & Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Kangwon National University, South Korea, since 2003. Earlier he worked as a senior researcher at LG Household & healthcare, Republic of Korea (1999 - 2003). He completed his Post-doctoral research at Department of Industrial and Physical Pharmacy (IPPH), Purdue University, USA (1997 - 1998). He received his Master's and Doctorate degree from Department of Chemical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Republic of Korea (1991 - 1997) and his Bachelor's degree from Department of Chemical Engineering, Yonsei University, Republic of Korea (1987-1991). He has more than 25 years of experience in teaching and research in both academia and industry. He has published more than 300 scientific papers in SCI/SCIE-grade journals as a lead author/corresponding author. He has many awards to his credit, to name a few, Outstanding Teacher Award (Kangwon National University, 2014), Teaching Award (Kangwon National University, 2008), Outstanding Researcher Award (LG household & healthcare, 2001), Patent Award (LG household & healthcare, 2001), Patent Award (LG Chem., 2000), and Award in championship Transport Phenomenon Competition for University Student (Korean Chemical Engineering Society, 1990). He was the leader of a team, named "Education and research team for cultivation of graduate students talented with development of drug carriers for biopharmaceuticals delivery", under BK21 PLUS (2016-2020). He is leading a research part "Development of biomedical materials based on nanocellulose" of the Priority Research Centers Program of the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Education (2018-2027). He is the leader of a team, named "Education and research team for cultivation of graduate students globally and convergently talented with development of drug carriers for biopharmaceuticals delivery", under BK21 FOUR (2020-2027). His current research interests include drug delivery systems, colloid & interfaces science, and polymer science.
Dr. Madhusudhan Alle is currently working as a Research Professor at Department of Biomedical Science & Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Kangwon National University, South Korea (since 2018). Earlier he has worked as an Associate Professor at Department of Chemistry, Gondar University, Gondar, Ethiopia (2014-2018). During this period he also served as a Coordinator of MSc (Chemistry) Programs and as the Head of the Chemistry Department. Four students submitted their master's thesis under his supervision. He received his doctorate from Department of Chemistry, Osmania University, India (2013), where he worked on the research projects sponsored by University Grants Commission, India. He has more than 18 years of experience in teaching and research in both academia and industry. He has published more than 50 scientific papers in SCI/SCIE-grade journals as a first and corresponding author and also published 4 book chapters (Springer and Elsevier). He is also listed as a potential reviewer for many reputed international journals. He is also a member of Ethiopian chemical society and Indian chemical society. He has presented his work in several national and international conferences in India, Ethiopia, and South Korea. He has conducted two research projects sponsored by University Grants Commission (UGC), New Delhi, India. His current research interests include biosciences, polymeric nano-drug delivery systems, cancer biology, biomaterials for sustainability and catalysis. Extraction and chemical modification of nanocellulose from lignocellulosic biomass, green synthesis of metal and metal oxide nanoparticles on nanocellulose support and their novel applications in biomedicine, biosensors and catalysis.
Professor Azamal Husen (BSc from Shri Murli Manohar Town Post Graduate College, Ballia, UP, MSc from Hamdard University, New Delhi, and PhD from Forest Research Institute, Dehra Dun, India) is a Foreign Delegate at Wolaita Sodo University, Wolaita, Ethiopia. He has served the University of Gondar, Ethiopia, as a Full Professor of Biology, and also worked as the Coordinator of the MSc Program and as the Head, Department of Biology. He was a Visiting Faculty of the Forest Research Institute, and the Doon College of Agriculture and Forest at Dehra Dun, India. He has more than 20 years' experience of teaching, research, and administration. Dr Husen specializes in biogenic nanomaterial fabrication and their application, plant responses to nanomaterials, plant production and adaptation to harsh environments at the physiological, biochemical, and molecular levels, herbal medicine, and clonal propagation and improvement of tree species. He has conducted several research projects sponsored by various funding agencies, including the World Bank, the Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR), the Indian Council of Forest Research Education (ICFRE); and the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC). He has published over 100 research papers, review articles and book chapters, edited books of international repute, presented papers in several conferences, and produced over a dozen manuals and monographs. Dr Husen received four fellowships from India and a recognition award from the University of Gondar, Ethiopia, for excellent teaching, research, and community service. An active organizer of seminars/conferences and an efficient evaluator of research projects and book proposals, Dr Husen has been on the Editorial board and the panel of reviewers of several reputed journals published by Elsevier, Frontiers Media SA, Taylor & Francis, Springer Nature, RSC, Oxford University Press, Sciendo, The Royal Society, CSIRO, PLOS, and John Wiley & Sons. He is on the advisory board of Cambridge Scholars Publishing, UK. He is a Fellow of the Plantae group of the American Society of Plant Biologists, and a Member of the International Society of Root Research, Asian Council of Science Editors, ISDS, and INPST. In addition, he is Editor-in-Chief of the American Journal of Plant Physiology; and a Series Editor of 'Exploring Medicinal Plants', published by Taylor & Francis Group, USA.

FOREWORD

Prof. G. Veerabhadram

PREFACE

Chapter 1: Introduction to active smart nanomaterials for biomedical applications

Jin-Chul Kim

Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, South Korea

Chapter 2: Cancer cell sensing and therapy using affinity tag-conjugated gold nanoparticles

Alle Madhusudhan

Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, South Korea

Chapter 3: Gold nanoparticles enlighten the future of cancer theranostics

Jianfeng Guo

School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Jilin University, 1266, Fujin Road, Changchun 130021, China

Chapter 4: Recent advances in hydrogels smart drug delivery systems

Sharif Ahmad

Department of Pharmacology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, India

Chapter 5: Carbon-based nanomaterials for biomedical applications

Kai Yang

State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, School of Radiation Medicine and Protection, School for Radiological and Interdisciplinary Sciences (RAD-X), Collaborative Innovation Center of Radiation Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, Soochow University, Suzhou, China

Chapter 6: A new era of cancer treatment: carbon nanotubes as drug delivery tools

Alexander M Seifalian

Centre for Nanotechnology and Regenerative Medicine, University, College London, London, UK

Chapter 7: pH- and ion-sensitive materials for control drug delivery

Takayuki Yoshida

Drug Delivery, Pharmaceutical Research and Technology Labs, Astellas Pharma, Inc., 180 Ozumi, Yaizu, Shizuoka 425-0072, Japan

Chapter 8: Thermo-responsive polymers and their application as smart biomaterials

Yukiko T. Matsunaga

Center for International Research on Integrative Biomedical Systems (CIBiS), The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8505, Japan

Chapter 9: Redox-responsive polymers and their application in drug delivery systems

John F. Quinn

ARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science & Technology, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, Parkville, Melbourne, Victoria 3052, Australia

Chapter 10: Recent strategies to explore the biomedical applications of nanocellulose

Dinesh Kumar

Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, South Korea

Chapter 11: Tissue engineering using cellulose nanofibrils as Scaffold Material

Andrew E. Pelling

SymbioticA, School of Human Sciences, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia

Chapter 12: Use of solid lipid nanoparticles to improve the oral bioavailability of poor soluble drugs

Deepti Pandita

Department of Pharmaceutics, Jan Nayak Ch. Devi Lal Memorial College of Pharmacy, Sirsa 125055, Haryana, India

Chapter 13: Applications of dendrimers in drug delivery systems

E. Bustos

Centro de Investigacion y Desarrollo Tecnol ¿ ogico en Electroqu ¿ ¿imica S.C., Parque Tecnologico Quer ¿ etaro s/n, Sanfandila, 76703 Pedro Escobedo, QRO, Mexico

Chapter 14: Liposomes for drug delivery: progress and problems

Jin-Chul Kim

Kangwon national University, Chuncheon, South Korea

Chapter 15: Cubosome nanoparticles for enhanced delivery of anticancer drug

Jana B. Nieder

Department of Nanophotonics, Ultrafast Bio- and Nanophotonics Group, INL - International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, Av. Mestre José Veiga s/n, 4715-330, Braga, Portugal

Chapter 16: Layer-by-Layer assemblies for cancer diagnosis and treatment

UMR CNRS/INPG 5628 (LMGP), 3 parvis Louis Néel, 38016 Grenoble, France

Chapter 17: Polymeric micelles for drug delivery

Afsanesh Lavasanifar

University of Albert, Edmonton, Alberta T6G2N8, Canada

Chapter 18: Role of plant-based materials/gums in developing drug delivery systems

B. Sashidhar Rao

Department of Biochemistry, Osmania University, Hyderabad, India

Chapter 19: Ethosomes: A novel tool for drug delivery through the skin

Amarachinta Padmanabha Rao

Chapter 20: Niosomes as nanoparticular drug carriers: fundamentals and recent applications

Noufel Samed

Chapter 21: Graphene oxide nanosheets used in photothermal therapy

Hongjie Dai

Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, United States

Chapter 22: Metal doped carbon dots used in bio-imaging and cancer therapy

Joydeep Das

School of Chemistry, Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences, Bajhol, PO Sultanpur, Solan, HP, 173229, India

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