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| 說明 | 1 online resource |
| 附註 | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Front Cover; Delivery of Therapeutics for Biogerontological Interventions; Copyright Page; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Abbreviations; I. From Concepts to Plans; 1 Theoretical frameworks for intervention development; Introduction; Areductionist approach to understand aging; Reliability theory of aging; Hypothetical frameworks for tackling aging; Reasons for the failure of an intervention; Summary; References; 2 Available delivery technologies for intervention execution; Introduction; Use of delivery technologies in interventions; Advances in delivery of nucleic acids |
| Nucleic acid delivery mediated by biological meansNucleic acid delivery mediated by chemical and physical means; Advances in delivery of nongenetic materials; Integration of engineering techniques into therapeutics delivery; Summary; References; II. From Plans to Technologies; 3 Design of viral vectors for genetic manipulation; Introduction; Engineering the properties of a viral vector; Chemical manipulation for controlled delivery; Applications in genetic manipulation; Opportunities and challenges; Summary; References; 4 Design of polymeric vectors for genetic manipulation; Introduction |
| Selection of polymeric vectorsStructural modification of polymeric vectors; Copolymerization; Functional group modification; Ligand conjugation; Optimization for intervention execution; Summary; References; 5 Design of cyclodextrin-based systems for intervention execution; Introduction; Basic properties of cyclodextrins; Strategies for structural engineering of cyclodextrins; Roles in vector design; Cyclodextrin incorporation for multifunctionality; Manipulation of host-guest complexation; Summary; References; 6 Design of upconversion nanoparticles for intervention execution; Introduction |
| Major designing principlesFabrication and morphological manipulation of upconversion nanoparticles; Generation of upconversion nanoparticle-based nucleic acid carriers; Roles of upconversion nanoparticles in nucleic acid delivery; Light-mediated control of intervention execution; Imaging and tracking of the delivery process; Optimization of upconversion nanoparticle-based nucleic acid carriers; Improvement in upconversion nanoparticle fabrication; Summary; References;7 Design of hydrogel-based nanoparticles for intervention execution; Introduction; Development of hydrogels for drug delivery |
| Design of hydrogels for intervention developmentGeneration of hydrogel nanoparticles; Ring-opening polymerization; Aqueous dispersion polymerization; Emulsion polymerization; Methods for drug loading; Strategies for cargo loading; Factors influencing the loading efficiency; Modulation of drug release; Summary; References; III. From Technologies to Interventions; 8 Use of delivery technologies to mediate RNA degradation; Introduction; Manipulation of the aging network by RNAi; Enhancement of the siRNA performance; Delivery of siRNA therapeutics; Clinical use of siRNA therapeutics |
| 主題 | Geriatric pharmacology |
| Drug delivery systems |
| Drug Delivery Systems |
| Aging -- physiology |
| Life Expectancy |
| Geriatrics -- methods |
| Drug delivery systems. |
| Geriatric pharmacology. |
| Electronic books |
| ISBN/ISSN | 9780128172766 (electronic bk.) |
| 0128172762 (electronic bk.) |
| 9780128164853 |
| 0128164859 |
