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Role of Nanotechnology in Biological Therapies

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Biological therapies are playing an increasing role in modern medicine. This term include recombinant human proteins, monoclonal antibodies (MAbs), vaccines, cell therapy, gene therapy, antisense, and RNA interference (RNAi). Some technologies for cell and gene therapy are in themselves sophisticated methods of therapeutic delivery, whereas others require special methods of delivery. The role of nanobiotechnology in delivery of biologicals will be discussed in this chapter. MAbs are considered along with drug delivery for cancer in Chap. 7.

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Jain, K.K. (2012). Role of Nanotechnology in Biological Therapies. In: The Handbook of Nanomedicine. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-61779-983-9_6

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