Nanocosmetics and Nanomedicines New Approaches for Skin Care [Hardcover]

The book Nanocosmetics and nanomedicines: new approaches for skin care contains a summary of the most important nanocarriers for skin delivery. Although nanocosmetics is a subject widely commented in the academy and the beauty industry, a book covering the skin care treatments using nanotechnological approaches with cosmetics and nanomedicines is still missing, therefore the need for this publication. This book is divided in three parts: The first one (Part A) is devoted to a brief review on the main topics related to the skin delivery and to the introduction of the subject nanocosmetics. The second part (Part B) presents different types of nanocarriers applied as skin delivery systems for cosmetics or drugs. The last part (Part C) shows a wide range of applications of nanotechnology on the skin care area as well as on dermatocosmetic and dermatological fields.Beginning with basic definitions, this book presents the most important nanocarriers for skin delivery of cosmetics and drugs, and explores a wide range of applications of nanotechnology in skin care as well as in dermatocosmetic and dermatological fields.

Part A: Fundamentals of skin delivery.- Transport of substances and nanoparticles across the skin and in vitro models to evaluate skin permeation and/or penetration.- Rheological behavior of semisolid formulations containing nanostructured systems

Part B: Nanocarriers for skin care and dermatological treatments.- Polymeric Nanocapsules: concepts and applications.-?Topical application of nanostructures: solid lipid, polymeric and metallic nanoparticles.- Lipid nanoparticles as carriers for cosmetic ingredients: the first (SLN) and the second generation (NLC).- Industrial Production of Polymeric Nanoparticles: Alternatives and Economic Analysis.- Elastic Liposomes.-?Chitosan as stabilizer and carrier of natural based nanostructures

Part C: Applicl“(