Abstract
SHS investigation development is considered from the geographical and historical viewpoint. 3 stages are described. Within Stage 1 the work was carried out in the Department of the Institute of Chemical Physics in Chernogolovka where the scientific discovery had been made. At Stage 2 the interest to SHS arose in different cities and towns of the former USSR. Within Stage 3 SHS entered the international scene. Now SHS processes and products are being studied in more than 50 countries.
Abstract
Pulmonary diseases impose an immense burden on global health. Asthma,
cystic and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, pulmonary hypertension, lung cancer, and
chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (COPD) are among the diseases that require
efficient pulmonary drug delivery. Targeted-drug delivery refers to the delivery of a drug
or a therapeutic agent to a certain tissue or organ; this can be achieved through pulmonary
drug delivery (PDD) with nanomaterials. Nanomaterials are made from polymers,
ceramics, metals, and biological materials into different sizes and structures.
Nanomaterials for PDD entail nanoparticles of therapeutic ingredients, including herbalbased drugs and nanocarriers of the therapeutic bioactive substance. These types of
materials used in managing pulmonary diseases are discussed in this chapter.
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Authors:Bentham Science Books