Nanocosmetics and Nanomedicines: New Approaches for Skin Care (Hardcover)

Part A: Fundamentals of skin delivery.- Transport of substances and nanoparticles across the skin and in vitro models to evaluate skin permeation and/or penetration.- Rheological behavior of semisolid formulations containing nanostructured systems Part B: Nanocarriers for skin care and dermatological treatments.- Polymeric Nanocapsules: concepts and applications.- Topical application of nanostructures: solid lipid, polymeric and metallic nanoparticles.- Lipid nanoparticles as carriers for cosmetic ingredients: the first (SLN) and the second generation (NLC).- Industrial Production of Polymeric Nanoparticles: Alternatives and Economic Analysis.- Elastic Liposomes.- Chitosan as stabilizer and carrier of natural based nanostructures Part C: Applications of nanocosmetics and nanomedicines for skin treatments.- Performance of elastic liposomes for topical treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis.- Druggable targets for skin photoaging: potential application of nanocosmetics and nanomedicine.- Nanomedicine: Potential killing of cancercells using nanoparticles.- Zebrafish as a suitable model for evaluating nanocosmetics and nanomedicines.- Nitric oxide-releasing nanomaterials and skin care.- Nanocarriers and Cancer Therapy: approaches to topical and transdermal delivery.- Nanocarriers to deliver photosensitizers in topical photodynamic therapy and photodiagnostics.- Production of nanofibers by electrospinning technology: overview and application in cosmetics.- Nanosized and Nanoencapsulated Sunscreens