Table of Contents

Bioactive Entrapment and Targeting Using Nanocarrier Technologies: An Introduction.- Archaeosomes as Drug and Vaccine Nanodelivery Systems.- Solid Lipid Nanoparticles.- Hydrotropic Nanocarriers for Poorly Soluble Drugs.- Biomimetic Approach to Drug Delivery and Optimization of Nanocarrier Systems.- A Role for Prebiotics in Controlled Drug Delivery.- Recent Advances in the Delivery of Food-Derived Bioactives and Drugs Using Microemulsions.- Pharmacokinetic Modulation with Particulate Drug Formulations.- Synthetic Vectors for Genetic Drug Delivery.- Dicationic DEGA-Based Lipid Systems for Gene Transfer and Delivery: Supramolecular Structure and Activity.- The Role of Liposomal Antioxidants in Oxidative Stress.- Interaction of Dendrimers with Model Lipid Membranes Assessed by DSC and Raman Spectroscopy.