part Section 1 Nanotechnology and Cancer -- chapter 1 Introduction and Rationale for Nanotechnology in Cancer Therapy -- chapter 2 Passive Targeting of Solid Tumors: Pathophysiological Principles and Physicochemical Aspects of Delivery Systems -- chapter 3 Active Targeting Strategies in Cancer with a Focus on Potential Nanotechnology Applications -- chapter 4 Pharmacokinetics of Nanocarrier-Mediated Drug and Gene Delivery -- chapter 5 Multifunctional Nanoparticles for Cancer Therapy -- chapter 6 Neutron Capture Therapy of Cancer: Nanoparticles and High Molecular Weight Boron Delivery Agents -- chapter 7 Preclinical Characterization of Engineered Nanoparticles Intended for Cancer Therapeutics -- chapter 8 Nanotechnology: Regulatory Perspective for Drug Development in Cancer Therapeutics -- part Section 2 Polymer Conjugates -- chapter 9 Polymeric Conjugates for Angiogenesis-Targeted Tumor Imaging and Therapy -- chapter 10 Poly( -Glutamic Acid): Efficient Carrier of Cancer Therapeutics and Diagnostics -- chapter 11 Noninvasive Visualization of In Vivo Drug Delivery of Paramagnetic Polymer Conjugates with MRI -- part Section 3: Polymeric Nanoparticles -- chapter 12 Polymeric Nanoparticles for Tumor-Targeted Drug Delivery -- chapter 13 Long-Circulating Polymeric Nanoparticles for Drug and Gene Delivery to Tumors -- chapter 14 Biodegradable PLGA/PLA Nanoparticles for Anti-Cancer Therapy -- chapter 15 Poly(Alkyl Cyanoacrylate) Nanoparticles for Delivery of Anti-Cancer Drugs -- chapter 16 Aptamers and Cancer Nanotechnology -- part Section 4: Polymeric Micelles -- chapter 17 Polymeric Micelles for Formulation of Anti-Cancer Drugs -- chapter 18 PEO-Modified Poly( -Amino Acid) Micelles for Drug Delivery -- chapter 19 Hydrotropic Polymer Micelles for Cancer Therapeutics -- chapter 20 Tumor-Targeted Delivery of Sparingly-Soluble Anti-Cancer Drugs with Polymeric Lipid-Core Immunomicelles -- chapter 21 Combined Cancer Therapy by Micellar-Encapsulated Drugs and Ultrasound -- chapter 22 Polymeric Micelles Targeting Tumor pH -- chapter 23 cRGD-Encoded, MRI-Visible Polymeric Micelles for Tumor-Targeted Drug Delivery -- chapter 24 Targeted Antisense Oligonucleotide Micellar Delivery Systems -- part Section 5 Dendritic Nanocarriers -- chapter 25 Dendrimers as Drug and Gene Delivery Systems -- chapter 26 Dendritic Nanostructures for Cancer Therapy -- chapter 27 PEGylated Dendritic Nanoparticulate Carriers of Anti-Cancer Drugs -- chapter 28 Dendrimer Nanocomposites for Cancer Therapy -- part Section 6 Liposomes -- chapter 29 Applications of Liposomal Drug Delivery Systems to Cancer Therapy -- chapter 30 Positively-Charged Liposomes for Targeting Tumor Vasculature -- chapter 31 Cell Penetrating Peptide (CPP)- Modified Liposomal Nanocarriers for Intracellular Drug and Gene Delivery -- chapter 32 RGD-Modified Liposomes for Tumor Targeting -- chapter 33 Folate Receptor-Targeted Liposomes for Cancer Therapy -- chapter 34 Nanoscale Drug Delivery Vehicles for Solid Tumors: A New Paradigm for Localized Drug Delivery Using Temperature Sensitive Liposomes -- part Section 7: Other Lipid Nanostructures -- chapter 35 Nanoemulsion Formulations for Tumor-Targeted Delivery -- chapter 36 Solid Lipid Nanoparticles for Antitumor Drug Delivery -- chapter 37 Lipoprotein Nanoparticles as Delivery Vehicles for Anti-Cancer Agents -- chapter 38 DQAsomes as Mitochondria-Targeted Nanocarriers for Anti-Cancer Drugs.