Unit 1

Nanomedicine: Basic concepts in the design of nanomedicine, specification and desired features of nanomedicine, nanomaterials and general process steps involved in the preparation of nanomedicines. Nanomedicines for various disease conditions: infectious diseases, neurological diseases: (challenges of blood brain barrier), pulmonary disorders, cardiovascular diseases, cancer: nano-chemotherapy, Theranostic nanomedicines: Basic concept, multifunctional nanomedicines for theranosis.

Unit 2

Radiation therapy, immunotherapy, nuclear medicine therapy, photodynamic therapy, photothermal and RF hyperthermia therapy, scintillation therapy, gene-therapy: DNA, RNA delivery.

Unit 3

Homeopathy, Acupuncture/Acupressure, Ayurveda, Hypnosis, Body manipulations, etc. Basic ideas on theorization and practice… issues and questions.

Course Objectives:

• The course aims to introduce basic ideas and terms in nanomedicine.
• The students shall be exposed to novel developments in medicine
• Another objective is to introduce and elaborate upon the various marginalized approaches to medical therapy

Course Outcomes:

After completing this course, students should be able to
CO1: Design nanomedicines of various types and preparation methods of nanomedicines
CO2: Identify specific features of nanomedicines and their ways of action and complications thereof
CO3: Conceptualize the various alternative medicine approaches and the problems therein

CO-PO mapping

1. Nanomedicine for Cancer Therapy: From Chemotherapeutic to Hyperthermia-Based Therapy ,
   Springer, Piyush Kumar, RohitSrivastava, 2017
2. Nanotoxicology, Materials, Methodologies, and Assessments, Editors: Durán, Nelson, Guterres,
   Silvia S., Alves, OswaldoLuiz (Eds.),
3. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK538520/