This valuable new book offers a new perspective on dendrimers that bridges the gap between basic research and applied nanomedicine. It explores the ultimate effectiveness of dendrimers in theranostics, a promising field that combines therapeutics and diagnostics into single multifunctional formulations used to affect therapy or treatment of a disease state. The authors examine the potential uses of dendrimers, which have proven their capabilities in local/systemic drug delivery, physical stabilization of the drug, solubility enhancement of the poorly soluble drugs, and gene delivery.

Introduction: Nanotechnology and Medical Science. The Concept of Dendrimers. Synthesis and Types of Dendrimers. Molecular Modeling Techniques to Study Dendrimers. Dendrimer-Drug Interactions. Dendrimers and Drug Delivery. Dendrimers and Gene Delivery. Dendrimers in Diagnostics. Miscellaneous Biomedical Applications of Dendrimers. Toxicity of Dendrimers. Emerging Aspects in Dendrimer Research.