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Nanomaterials, with their unique size-dependent physical and chemical properties, have shown promising advantages as drug and gene delivery vehicles, ultra-sensitive intracellular detectors and novel therapeutic drugs. Nanopharmaceutics is one of the disciplines that will benefit the most from this technology. Nanotechnology will have a revolutionary impact on cancer diagnosis and therapy due to the exceptional characteristics of nanopharmaceutics. This book provides an overview of some tools, methods, and materials of nanotechnology that offer potential applications in pharmaceutics, followed by a series of examples showing applications that are already in development. It may very well inspire researchers to develop a new generation of pharmaceutics with inventive non-traditional approach and employ nanoscale science for the benefit of the patient. Contents: Innovative Treatments for Cancer: The Impact of Delivering siRNAs, Chemotherapies, and Preventative Agents Using Nanoformulations (Sara S Hook, Dorothy Farrell, George W Hinkal, Krzystof Ptak, Nicholas J Panaro and Piotr Grodzinski) Nano-Emulsions: Overview and Applications (Xiang Li, Nicolas Anton and Thierry Vandamme) Protein Nanopharmaceuticals — Concepts and Safety Considerations (Eva Horn Møller, Lene Jorgensen and Natalie J Medlicott) Nanoscaled Proteomic Analysis (Yan Xu and Lee Jia) Tumor Targeting Potential of Lipid-Based Nano-Pharmaceuticals (LNPs) (Kshitij Gupta, Amichai Yavlovich, Anu Puri and Robert Blumenthal) Novel Methods of Lipidic Nanoparticle Preparation and Drug Loading (Yoshie M) Biomedical Properties Study of Modified Chitosan Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery Systems (Mohammad Reza Saboktakin) Dendrimers as Nanovectors for Nucleic Acid Delivery (Xiaoxuan Liu, Qi Wang and Ling Peng) Drug Delivery Systems for Platinum Drugs (Vien T Huynh, Wei Scarano a