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E-CONTENT OF PG & RESEARCH DEPARTMENT OF BIOCHEMISTRY

SUBJECT   CODE: 18P1BC02 SUBJECT NAME: CELLULAR BIOCHEMISTRY
Unit I - Cellular Organelles: Definition, Structure and functions of cells-prokaryotes and eukaryotes, Morphology and function of Cytoplasm, endoplasmic reticulum, ribosomes, golgi apparatus, lysosomes, mitochondria, nucleus, chromosomes, chromosome organization , centrioles, chloroplasts, peroxisomes and glyoxysomes; Intracellular compartments and protein sorting , Intracellular vesicular traffic, autocrine, paracrine and endocrine.
• http://www.lcwu.edu.pk/ocd/cfiles/Botany/Maj/Bot%20-201/Ultrastructureofcell.pdf
• http://salahmartin.yolasite.com/resources/BIO_201/Golgi%20App.pdf
• https://lecerveau.mcgill.ca/flash/capsules/articles_pdf/cytoskeleton.pdf
• https://www.bemidjistate.edu/academics/departments/science/k12-science-units/Celll-theoy-and-organelles-biology.pdf
• http://www.biologymad.com/resources/AS%20Cells.pdf
• https://www.lkouniv.ac.in/site/writereaddata/siteContent/202004021912558194monisha_Protein_Targeting.pdf
• https://www.theexpertta.com/book-files/OpenStaxBio2e/Chapter%209%20-%20Cell%20Communication.pdf
Unit II – Cell cycle: Cell division - mitosis and meiosis, cell cycle - phases of cell cycle, and regulation of cell growth and cell cycle, Cytoskeleton - Structure and composition of cytoskeleton, Actin filament, intermediate filament and microtubule, Self assembly and dynamic structure of cytoskeletal filaments, regulation of cytoskeletal filaments, Molecular motor, Cytoskeleton and cell behaviour, molecular motors, micro tubular associated proteins - role in intracellular motility
• http://www.bio.brandeis.edu/classes/heredity/Lecture%20Powerpoints/chapter8.pdf
• https://www2.le.ac.uk/projects/oer/oers/genetics/oers/The%20cell%20cycle/The%20cell%20cycle-TRF.pdf
• http://ccnet.vidyasagar.ac.in:8450/pluginfile.php/1152/mod_resource/content/2/Cytoskeletal%20system.pdf
• https://www.andrew.cmu.edu/course/42-620/handouts/BME_42_620_Lecture_12_2011.pdf
• https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK21710/
Unit III – Cellular Interaction and signaling : Cell-Cell interaction - Collagen, hyaluronan & proteoglycans, laminin, integrins and fibronectins, Cell-Cell adhesion - Specialised junctions, Desmosomes, Gap junctions, Adhesion molecules – Cadherins, Connexins. Cell-Cell signaling – Types, Cell Signaling molecules and their receptors, functions of cell surface receptors, pathways, intra and extracellular signal transduction and second messengers (G –protein coupled receptors, receptor tyrosine kinases), cAMP, cGMP
• http://www.cusb.ac.in/images/cusb-files/2020/el/bis/cell_cell_interaction.pdf
• https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4185430/
• https://www.slideshare.net/Saradbrata/extracellular-matrix-61821362
• https://www.lab.anhb.uwa.edu.au/hb308/PDFs/cell%20adhesion%20molecules%20300107.pdf
• https://www.dacollege.org/smat/zoo-sem2-cell-junction.pdf

• http://mcb.berkeley.edu/courses/mcb110spring/nogales/mcb110_s2008_4signaling.pdf
• http://dosequis.colorado.edu/Courses/MCDB3145/Docs/Karp-617-660.pdf
Unit IV – Programmed Cell Death and cancer signaling : cell growth and apoptosis, Apoptosis – PI3K-Akt, NF-KB, Ras-Erk IGF-1 and NOTch signaling Pathways, regulators, effectors in apoptosis, oncology: oncogenes, causes, malignant non-malignant tumor, Properties of tumor cells, Tumor suppressor genes, human chorionic gonadotropin, cancer antigen 125, carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), prostate-specific antigen, alpha-fetoprotein cancer markers. Carcinogenic effect of chemicals and radiation. Methods of studying the cell surface, re-constitutional studies; fluorescence assisted methods e.g. flow cytometry
• https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4665079/
• http://www.dbm.ufpb.br/~marques/Artigos/Cell%20cycle%20and%20apoptosis.pdf
• https://www.patnauniversity.ac.in/e-content/science/zoology/MScZoo45.pdf
• https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK21662/
• https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19383238/
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carcinogen
• https://www.cytometry.uzh.ch/dam/jcr:69e392cd-50de-4d8d-87f2-4a5248077493/Basics%20of%20Fluorescence-Assisted%20Cell%20Sorting%20Seminar2017%20handouts.pdf

Unit V – Membrane Architecture and Functions: Membrane bilayer - Models, Membrane lipids - fluidity, Asymmetry phase transition, Liposomes Membrane proteins - Types, Orientation, Bacteriorhodopsin, Porins-aquaporin, RBC ghosts, solubilisation of proteins, lipid anchored proteins carbohydrates and cell surface carbohydrates – Lectins, Membrane transport - ion channels, symporters and antiporters, Transport of water, glucose and amino acids.
• http://cytochemistry.net/cell-biology/membrane.htm#:~:text=Membranes%20are%20vital%20because%20they,and%20organelles%20of%20a%20cell.
• http://www.sci.sdsu.edu/tfrey/Biology203/Ch7MembraneStruct.pdf
• https://openbiologyjournal.com/contents/volumes/V6/TOBIOJ-6-14/TOBIOJ-6-14.pdf
• https://bio.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Biochemistry/Book%3A_Biochemistry_Free_For_All_(Ahern_Rajagopal_and_Tan)/03%3A_Membranes/3.02%3A_Transport_in_Membranes
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porin_(protein)
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aquaporin

SUBJECT CODE:   17U6BCE6 SUBJECT NAME: CELL   BIOLOGY
UNIT I : Cell Organization: Introduction, cell theory, types of cell – Prokaryotic and eukaryotic cell structure, difference between plant and animal cell
• https://www.bemidjistate.edu/academics/departments/science/k12-science-units/Celll-theoy-and-organelles-biology.pdf
• http://www.biologymad.com/resources/AS%20Cells.pdf
• 3.https://pa01000192.schoolwires.net/cms/lib7/PA01000192/Centricity/Domain/48/Cells%20Study%20Guide.pdf
UNIT II : Cell Organelles: Structure and functions of nucleus, mitochondria, chloroplast, endoplasmic reticulum, golgi bodies,ribosomes,lysosomes,peroxisomes and cytoskeleton.
• http://www.lcwu.edu.pk/ocd/cfiles/Botany/Maj/Bot%20-201/Ultrastructureofcell.pdf
• http://salahmartin.yolasite.com/resources/BIO_201/Golgi%20App.pdf
• https://lecerveau.mcgill.ca/flash/capsules/articles_pdf/cytoskeleton.pdf
UNIT III : Chromosome Organization: Structure of chromatin, types of euchromatin and heterochromatin, structure of chromosome, Chromosome aberrations, special types of chromosome- Prokaryotic Nucleoids Polytene Chromsomes , Lampbrush Chromosomes
• http://www.bio.brandeis.edu/classes/heredity/Lecture%20Powerpoints/chapter8.pdf
• http://samples.jbpub.com/9781284029390/9781284023558_CH10_Secure.pdf
• http://www.lcwu.edu.pk/ocd/cfiles/Zoology/Maj/Zoo-301/heterochromatinandeuchromatin.pdf
• https://www.biologydiscussion.com/chromosomes/3-special-types-of-chromosomes-with-diagram/36863
• https://www2.le.ac.uk/projects/vgec/healthprof/topics/patterns-of-inheritance/chromosomal-abnormalities#:~:text=Structural%20Aberrations,-These%20occur%20due&text=They%20include%3A%20deletions%2C%20duplications%2C,chromosome%20is%20missing%20or%20deleted.&text=Translocations%3A%20When%20a%20portion%20of,two%20main%20types%20of%20translocations.
UNIT IV : Cell Cycle: Stages of cell cycle, cell division - various stages and significance of mitosis and meiosis, difference between mitosis and meiosis.
• http://courses.washington.edu/bot113/summer/WebReadings/PdfReadings/TABLE_COMPARING_MITOSIS_AND.pdf
• https://ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdf/kebo110.pdf
• 3. http://gdcganderbal.edu.in/Files/a8029a93-30ad-4933-a19a-59136f648471/Link/The_cell_cycle-TRF_5014c1c5-eebf-44b6-91d2-1be0bf20258e.pdf
UNIT V : Cell – Cell Interactions: ECM- collagen, elastin, fibronectin, laminins, Cell- ECM interactions- integrins, focal adhesions, hemidesmosomes. Cell-cell interactions- cadherins, IgSF, selectins; Intracellular junctions- gap junctions, tight junctions, adherens junction and desmosomes
• https://www.researchgate.net/publication/259809417_Basic_Components_of_Connective_Tissues_and_Extracellular_Matrix_Elastin_Fibrillin_Fibulins_Fibrinogen_Fibronectin_Laminin_Tenascins_and_Thrombospondins
• http://mcb5068.wustl.edu/MCB/Lecturers/Miner/LectureSlides/MinerMCB2013Lecture2.pdf 3.http://194.27.141.99/dosya-depo/ders-notlari/halide-sema-bolkent/CTFcell%20junctions.pdf
• 4.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemidesmosome#:~:text=Hemidesmosomes%20are%20very%20small%20stud,desmosomes%20attach%20to%20adjacent%20cells.
SUBJECT CODE:   18P4PC11 SUBJECT NAME:   NEUROSCIENCE
Unit I – : Introduction Nervous system- Classification, General functions of autonomic and somatic nervous system, Neuron – Structure and function, types of neurons, excitation and action potential, Neuroglia - structure and fuctions, olfactory signal transduction, Synapse- structure and functions.
• https://courses.lumenlearning.com/boundless-ap/chapter/introduction-to-the-nervous-system/
• https://courses.lumenlearning.com/boundless-psychology/chapter/neurons/
• https://www.slideshare.net/hamzehbattikhi/general-physiology-action-potential
• https://www.slideshare.net/raghuveer12327/nervestructure-and-function
Unit II – Brain and Spinal cord-Structure and functions, Brain metabolism and metabolic adaptation, Neurohormones and neuromodulators, Neurotransmitters-structure and types, Receptors for neurotransmitters - cholinergic, adrenergic, nicotinic and muscarinic, excitatory and inhibitory transmission, conduction of nerve impulse, acetylcholine mechanism.
• https://www.mrsd.org/cms/lib/NH01912397/Centricity/Domain/245/the%20brain%20and%20spinal%20cord%20reading.pdf
• https://www.mendeley.com/catalogue/77e2de7e-d772-3e93-a47b-4483ef1c6195/
• https://oxford.universitypressscholarship.com/view/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198523444.001.0001/acprof-9780198523444-chapter-5#:~:text=A%20neurohormone%20is%20a%20messenger,the%20extent%20of%20its%20action.
• https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK21521/
• 5.https://www.cvphysiology.com/Blood%20Pressure/BP010#:~:text=Adrenergic%20and%20Cholinergic%20Receptors%20in%20the%20Heart,-Sympathetic%20adrenergic%20nerves&text=Adrenergic%20receptors%20(adrenoceptors)%20are%20receptors,circulating%20hormone%20epinephrine%20(EPI).&text=ACh%20released%20by%20vagus%20nerve,a%20subclass%20of%20cholinergic%20receptors.
Unit III – Sensory systems and behavior -Somatic sensation -Perception of pain, Analgesia system in the brain and spinal cord, Special senses- Vision, photoreceptors, Visual cycle - Rod cell adaptation, Color vision - role of cone cell, Color blindness, Mechanism of hearing, Biochemical aspects of taste and olfactory, Neuronal behavior -sleep, learning and memory
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sensory_nervous_system
• https://www.brainkart.com/article/Pain-Suppression-(---Analgesia---)-System-in-the-Brain-and-Spinal-Cord_19655/
• https://www.britannica.com/science/photoreception/Structure-and-function-of-photoreceptors
• https://www.britannica.com/science/ear/The-physiology-of-hearing
• https://opentextbc.ca/biology/chapter/17-3-taste-and-smell/
• https://www.pnas.org/content/97/23/12403
Unit IV – Neurodegenerative Diseases and action of Drugs -Dementia, Schizophrenia, Huntington’s disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Parkinsonism disease and Alzhemier’s disease, Neuromuscular diseases - Muscular dystrophy, tetanus and botulism. Magnetic resonance imaging, electroencephalogram, Positron emission tomography, CNS depressants (sedative, hypnotics), CNS stimulants, analgesics, antipsychotics and mood stabilizing drugs, Drug theraptic actions of Huntington’s disease, Parkinsonism and Alzhemier’s disease.
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neurodegeneration
• http://www.bsp.brain.riken.jp/Photos/EEG%20Acquisition%20-%20%2064-
• https://www.spineuniverse.com/treatments/medication/central-nervous-system-cns-depressants-stimulants
• https://www.uspharmacist.com/article/druginduced-neurologic-conditions
• https://www.slideshare.net/mallappashalavadi/neurodegeneration-ppt
Unit V- Pharmaceutical Biochemistry- Introduction to Pharmacology, Sources of drugs, Dosage forms and routes of administration, mechanism of action, Combined effect of drugs, Factors modifying drug action, tolerance and dependence, Pharma-cogenetics. Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism and Excretion of drugs, Principles of Basic and Clinical pharmacokinetics, Adverse Drug Reactions and treatment of poisoning, Bioassay of Drugs and Biological Standardization, Discovery and development of new drugs.
• https://www.slideshare.net/rahul44201/introduction-to-pharmacology-and-sources-of-drugs
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dosage_form
• https://www.slideshare.net/drdhriti/factors-modifying-drug-action-80066867
• http://samples.jbpub.com/9781449652739/chapter2.pdf
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adverse_drug_reaction
• https://www.slideshare.net/rajud521/pharmacological-principles


SUBJECT CODE:   18P4BC13 SUBJECT NAME:   HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY
UNIT – I : Physiology of vision: Structure of eye, image formation and defects of the eye, Receptor mechanism of the eye, photopigments, Visual cycle and colour adaptation Muscle; Types of muscle. Structure of skeletal muscle. proteins - myosin, actin, troponin, tropomyosin and other proteins. Action potential, Reflex action, Mechanism and regulation of contraction and relaxation of skeletal muscle
• http://www.fossilremedies.com
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photoreceptor_cell
• https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6109927/
• https://www.slideshare.net/laxmieyeinstitute/vitamin-a-visual-cycle
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muscle
• https://nba.uth.tmc.edu/neuroscience/m/s1/chapter06.html
• https://openstax.org/books/anatomy-and-physiology/pages/10-3-muscle-fiber-contraction-and-relaxation
• https://www.researchgate.net/publication/331110563_Physiology_Muscle_Contraction
UNIT – II : Digestive and cardiovascular system: Digestive secretions - composition, functions and regulation of saliva, gastric, pancreatic, intestinal and bile secretions. Digestions and absorption of carbohydrates, lipids, proteins and nucleic acids. Circulatory system – structure and functions of heart, ECG, Cardiac Cycle
• https://www.britannica.com/science/human-digestive-system/Secretions
• https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17157080/#
• https://opentextbc.ca/biology/chapter/15-4-digestive-system-regulation/
• https://byjus.com/biology/digestion-and-absorption/
• https://www.healthline.com/human-body-maps/circulatory-system#1
• https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/neuroscience/cardiac-cycle
• https://www.heart.org/en/health-topics/heart-attack/diagnosing-a-heart-attack/electrocardiogram-ecg-or-ekg
UNIT – III : Respiratory system: Diffusion of gases in lungs, transport of oxygen from lungs to tissues through blood, factors influencing the transport of oxygen, Transport of CO2 from tissues to lungs through blood, factors influencing the transport of CO2, Excretory System - Structure and functions of kidney, Nephron, Mechanism of urine formation, Renal Transplantation, Dialysis.
• http://www.lamission.edu/lifesciences/lecturenote/AliPhysio1/Chap%2012%20Respiration.pdf
• https://academic.oup.com/bjaed/article/16/10/341/2288629
• https://edu.rsc.org/download?ac=12780
• https://www.britannica.com/science/nephron
• https://www.onlinebiologynotes.com/physiology-urine-formation/
• https://ssom.luc.edu/media/stritchschoolofmedicine/continuingmedicaleducation/documents/10_1_13_parasuraman.pdf
• https://www.healthline.com/health/dialysis
UNIT – IV : Nervous system: Structure of neuron, resting potential and action potential, Propagation of nerve – impulses, Structure of synapse, synaptic transmission (electrical and chemical theory), Structure of Neuro muscular junction and mechanism of neuro muscular transmission, neurotransmitters
• https://nptel.ac.in/content/storage2/courses/109101015/downloads/Lecture%20Notes/Lec4-Nervous%20System.pdf
• https://www.slideshare.net/nileshkate79/neuromuscular-junction-67561332
• https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/18/10/2183/pdf
• https://www.austincc.edu/sziser/Bio1724/1724LecNotes/LNExamIII/Neurotransmitters.pdf
UNIT – V : Reproductive biology: Structure of testis, Spermatogenesis, functions of testis, Female Reproductic system - Ovarian cycle, Structure and hormones of ovaries, menstrual cycle, menopause, pregnancy and lactation, Steroids as contraceptives.
• https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.3109/10915818909014532
• http://eknygos.lsmuni.lt/springer/28/Part%20II/35%20Item.pdf
• https://www.medicinenet.com/female_reproductive_system/article.htm
• https://www.fda.gov/files/drugs/published/%22Drugs-in-Pregnancy-and-Lactation--Improved-Benefit-Risk-Information%22-January-22--2015-Issue.pdf
SUBJECT   CODE: 18P4BC12 SUBJECT   NAME: BIOINFORMATICS AND NANOTECHNOLOGY
UNIT - I : Introduction of bioinformatics database searches
1.1 Definition, Aims and tasks and applications of bioinformatics
1.2 Databases – importance, types, classifications
1.3 nucleic acid sequence databases - NCBI, EMBL AND DDBJ
1.4 Protein sequence database – PIR, SWISS-PROT, TrEMBL
1.5 Specialized database – OMIM, KEGG, HGD
1.6 Composite database
1.7 specialised sequences – SGD, TIGR
• http://catalog.registrar.ucla.edu/ucla-catalog20-21-426.html
• https://microbenotes.com/bioinformatics-introduction-and-applications/
• https://microbenotes.com/biological-databases-types-and-importance/
• https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC29766/
• https://microbenotes.com/nucleotide-sequences-database/
• https://kraulis.se/lectures/molbioinfo2001/databases-nuc.html
• https://proteininformationresource.org/pirwww/aboutpir/doc/2004-COCB-UniProt.pdf
• https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/biochemistry-genetics-and-molecular-biology/swiss-prot
• https://www.genome.jp/kegg/
• https://www.omim.org/help/external
• http://apps.iasri.res.in/ebook/win_school_aa/notes/Biological_Databases.pdf
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saccharomyces_Genome_Database
UNIT - II :
2.1 Goals and types of alignment, global and local alignment
2.2 percent accepted Mutation matrix, block aminoacid substitution matrices
2.3 sequence alignment methods – dotplot method
2.4 dynamic programming algorithm
2.5 k-tuple methods – FASTA and BLAST
2.6 Multiple sequence alignment
2.7 Gene prediction strategies and a programme – GRAIL 1
2.8 Protein prediction strategies and a method – Chou-Fasman method
2.9 molecular visualization – RasMol
• http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~durand/03-711/2015/Lectures/PW_sequence_alignment_2015.pdf
• http://www.bio.iitb.ac.in/~sanjeeva/virtual_lab/Virtual_Laboratory/exp-9/theory.pdf
• https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-52532-8
• https://bmcbioinformatics.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12859-020-03616-0
• https://sites.google.com/site/pairwisesequencealignment/dot-plot
• https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/CBBresearch/Przytycka/download/lectures/PCB_Lect02_Pairwise_allign.pdf
• https://www.iscb.org/cms_addon/conferences/ismb2000/tutorials/evers.html
• https://bmcbioinformatics.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12859-018-2228-9
• https://microbenotes.com/fasta-and-blast/
• https://www.comp.nus.edu.sg/~ksung/algo_in_bioinfo/slides/Ch5_database.pdf
• https://microbenotes.com/?s=Multiple+sequence+alignment
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiple_sequence_alignment
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_prediction
• https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5187414/
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chou%E2%80%93Fasman_method#:~:text=a%20definitive%20prediction.-,Algorithm,probability%20of%20less%20than%201.
• https://bioinfoguide.com/index.php/algorithms-and-methods/18-chou-fasman-method
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RasMol#:~:text=RasMol%20is%20a%20computer%20program,Sayle%20in%20the%20early%201990s.&text=RasMol%20has%20a%20complex%20licensing%20version%20history.
• http://www.openrasmol.org/
UNIT - III :
3.1 Introduction, phylogenetic tree, approaches used in phylogenetic analysis
3.2 method – maximum parsimony method
3.3 steps involved, phylogenetic analysis database
3.4 Drug discovery, target identification and validation, identifying lead compound
3.5 strategy to identify possible drug targets, bioactive small molecules
3.6 overview of computer aided drug designing, docking method
• https://bip.weizmann.ac.il/education/course/introbioinfo/03/lect12/phylogenetics.pdf
• https://www.britannica.com/science/maximum-parsimony-method
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maximum_parsimony_(phylogenetics)
• https://microbenotes.com/how-to-construct-a-phylogenetic-tree/
• https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1365-313X.2005.02611.x
• https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3058157/
• http://blog.aptuit.com/blog/an-overview-of-the-drug-discovery-process
• https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5543995/
• https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5248982/pdf/nihms842649.pdf
• https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6080097/
UNIT - IV :
4.1 Introduction of Nanotechnology, opportunities
4.2 nanoparticle
4.3 synthesis of nanoparticles solid state synthesis
4.4 vapour phase synthesis, plasma based synthesis
4.6 Micro and nano electromechanical devises
4.7 Diagnostic imaging techniques
• https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn9939-introduction-nanotechnology/
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanotechnology
• https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/materials-science/nanoparticles
• https://www.britannica.com/science/nanoparticle
• https://www.ch.ntu.edu.tw/~sfcheng/HTML/material95/Solid_synthesis.pdf
• http://www.eng.uc.edu/~beaucag/Classes/Nanopowders/2003ReviewofAerosolSynthesisSwei....pdf
• https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/materials-science/vapor-phase-synthesis
• https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16715375/
• https://www.anl.gov/cnm/micro-and-nanoelectromechanical-systems
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_imaging
• https://www.rasmussen.edu/degrees/health-sciences/blog/types-of-diagnostic-imaging/
UNIT - V :
5.1 Drug delivery systems
5.2 microcapsules and microspheres
5.3 EPR effect, PEG-protein conjugates, polymer therapeutics
5.4 nanomedicine in cancer therapy
5.5 dendrimers as drug carriers, hydrogel
5.6 applications of nanomaterials in medicine
5.7 orthopaedic biomaterials
5.8 environmental implications of nanoparticles
5.9 toxicological health effects caused by nanoparticles
5.10 bacteria in nanoparticle sysnthesis.
• https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3465154/?report=reader
• https://ijpsr.com/bft-article/novel-drug-delivery-systems-an-overview/?view=fulltext
• http://www.venturecenter.co.in/techrx/pdfs/TechShowcase_Microsphere.pdf
• https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3093624/
• https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3356704/
• https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1818087615000860
• https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21447010/
• https://www.hindawi.com/journals/jnm/2019/4927312/
• https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4097927/
• https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1549963411003558
• https://jnanobiotechnology.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1477-3155-2-3
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanomedicine
• https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2706047/
• https://biomaterialsres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40824-020-0185-7
• https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0301479718308508
• https://ec.europa.eu/health/scientific_committees/opinions_layman/nanomaterials2012/de/l-3/6.htm
• https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4689276/
• https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsif.2009.0252.focus
• https://www.hindawi.com/journals/jnm/2011/270974/
• https://downloads.hindawi.com/archive/201