Nanotechnology for Biomedical Imaging and Diagnostics

Nanotechnology for Biomedical Imaging and Diagnostics: FromNanoparticle Design to Clinical Applications reflects upon theincreasing role of nanomaterials in biological and medical imaging,presenting a thorough description of current research as wellas future directions. With contributions from experts innanotechnology and imaging from academia, industry, andhealthcare, this book provides a comprehensive coverage of thefield, ranging from the architectural design of nanomaterials totheir broad imaging applications in medicine.

Grouped into three sections, the book:

• Elucidates all major aspects of nanotechnology andbioimaging
• Provides comprehensive coverage of the field, ranging from thearchitectural design of nanomaterials to their broad imagingapplications in medicine
• Written by well-recognized experts in academia, industry, andhealthcare, will be an excellence source of reference
• With a multidisciplinary approach and a balance of research anddiagnostic topics, this book will appeal to students, scientiests,and healthcare professionals alike

Mikhail Y. Berezin, PhD, is an Assistant Professor ofRadiology at the Washington University School of Medicine. Heearned his M. Sc. in Chemical Engineering and his Ph.D. in OrganicChemistry from the Moscow Institute of Oil and Gas and Institute ofOrganic Chemistry (Academy of Science), after which he conductedresearch in optical imaging at Washington University in St. Louis.He is a research member of the Siteman Cancer Center, as well as amember of the American Chemical Society and the BiomedicalOptics Society.