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RNA Nanotechnology and Therapeutics

Peixuan Guo

Interest in RNA nanotechnology has increased in recent years as recognition of its potential for applications in nanomedicine has grown. Edited by the world's foremost experts in nanomedicine, this comprehensive, state-of-the-art reference details the latest research developments and challenges in the biophysical and single molecule approaches in RNA nanotechnology. In addition, the text also provides in-depth discussions of RNA structure for nanoparticle construction, RNA computation and modeling, single molecule imaging of RNA, RNA nanoparticle assembly, RNA nanoparticles in therapeutics, immunorecognition of RNA nanomaterials, RNA chemistry for nanoparticle synthesis, and conjugation and labeling.

  • Presents the latest research and discoveries in RNA nanotechnology
  • Features contributions from world-class experts in the field
  • Covers RNA nanoparticles in therapeutics
  • Describes self-assembled RNA nanoparticles

Book Details

  • Publisher: CRC Press
  • Publish Date: Jul 29th, 2024
  • Pages: 620
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - 0002
  • Dimensions: 0.00in - 0.00in - 0.00in - 0.00lb
  • EAN: 9781032224930
  • Categories: Life Sciences - BiochemistryGeneticsBiotechnology

About the Author

Peixuan Guo is the Director of the NIH Nanomedicine Development Center at the University of Cincinnati, Ohio and the Director of the NIH/NCI Cancer Nanotechnology Platform Partnership Program: RNA Nanotechnology for Cancer Therapy at Purdue University, Indiana. He is also a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors.

Kirill Afonin is the Professor of Chemistry at University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He currently serves as the Founding Council Member and Vice President of International Society of RNA Nanotechnology and Nanomedicine (isrnn.org) and is recipient of several prestigious awards among which is Maximizing Investigators' Research Award (MIRA R35) from NIH.

Praise for this book

"This comprehensive, state-of-the-art reference book, edited by experts in the field of nanomedicine, describes the latest research development and challenges in the biophysical and single-molecule approaches in RNA nanotechnology. The book provides interesting coverage on RNA nanoparticles in therapeutics and details self-assembled RNA nanoparticles."

-Omer Iqbal, MD, FACC, FESC, Doody Review