Nanotechnology is a rapidly expanding field which includes fundamental nanoscale phenomena and processes, nanomaterials, nanoscale devices and systems, nanomanufacturing, and benefits and risks of nanotechnology. This book serves as a valuable reference and resource for those interested in the field of nanotechnology – from basic research to engineering aspects of nanoparticles. It covers thermodynamics to engineering aspects of nanoparticles or nanoemulsions; synthesis and applications of surface active lipids to food and cosmetics; and pharmaceutical applications to nanomedicine. Lipids in Nanotechnology will be useful to scholars, scientists, and technologists who are interested in the field of lipid nanotechnology.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Nanotechnology: Emerging Interest, Opportunities, and Challenges
Moghis U. Ahmad

Chapter 2 Surface Active Lipids as Encapsulation Agents and Delivery Vehicles
Ling-Zhi Cheong, Zheng Guo, Bena-Marie Lue, Rikke Miklos, Shuang Song, Worawan Panpipat, and Xuebing Xu 

Chapter 3 Milk Phospholipids: A Nanocarrier System for Delivery of Bioactive Compounds
Bita Farhang and Milena Corredig

Chapter 4 Marine Phospholipid Liposomes
Koretaro Takahashi, Masatoshi Tanouchi, and Tomoko Okada

Chapter 5 Formulation of Lipid Micro/Nanodispersion Systems
Isao Kobayashi, Sosaku Ichikawa, Marcos A. Neves, Takashi Kuroiwa, and Mitsutoshi Nakajima

Chapter 6 Self-emulsifying Delivery Systems and Lipid Transport
Edgar Acosta, Levente Diosady, A.Venketeshwer Rao, Dérick Rousseau, and Christopher Yip

Chapter 7 Applications of Nanotechnology in Pharmaceutical Development
Moghis U. Ahmad, Shoukath M. Ali, and Imran Ahmad

Chapter 8 Lipid Nano-vehicles Based on Lyotropic Liquid Crystals as Drug Delivery Vehicles
Dima Libster, Abraham Aserin, and Nissim Garti

Chapter 9 Lipid Nanoparticulate Drug Delivery and Nanomedicine
Heidi M. Mansour, Yun-Seok Rhee, Chun-Woong Park, and Patrick P. DeLuca