Engineering Drug Delivery Systems is an essential resource on a variety of biomaterials engineering approaches for creating drug delivery systems that have market and therapeutic potential. The book comprehensively discusses recent advances in the fields of biomaterials and biomedical sciences in relation to drug delivery. Chapters provide a detailed introduction to various engineering approaches in designing drug delivery systems, delve into the engineering of body functions, cover the selection, design and evaluation of biomaterials, and discuss the engineering of colloids as drug carriers. The book's final chapters address the engineering of implantable drug delivery systems and advances in drug delivery technology.
This book is an invaluable resource for drug delivery, materials scientists and bioengineers within the pharmaceutical industry.
1. Cover image - p. Cover 2. Title page - p. iii 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. List of contributors - p. ix 6. 1. Novel drug delivery systems - p. 1 7. 2. Formulation design in drug delivery - p. 17 8. 3. Formulation development and characterization - p. 43 9. 4. Nano- and microparticles as drug carriers - p. 71 10. 5. Implantable drug delivery systems - p. 111 11. 6. Three-dimensional printed drug delivery systems - p. 147 12. 7. Intelligent drug delivery systems - p. 163 13. 8. Polymers and hydrogels to deter drug abuse - p. 185 14. 9. Glucose-sensitive materials for delivery of antidiabetic drugs - p. 203 15. Index - p. 229
Engineering Drug Delivery Systems is an essential resource on a variety of biomaterials engineering approaches for creating drug delivery systems that have market and therapeutic potential. The book comprehensively discusses recent advances in the fields of biomaterials and biomedical sciences in relation to drug delivery. Chapters provide a detailed introduction to various engineering approaches in designing drug delivery systems, delve into the engineering of body functions, cover the selection, design and evaluation of biomaterials, and discuss the engineering of colloids as drug carriers. The book's final chapters address the engineering of implantable drug delivery systems and advances in drug delivery technology.
This book is an invaluable resource for drug delivery, materials scientists and bioengineers within the pharmaceutical industry.
1. Cover image - p. Cover 2. Title page - p. iii 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. List of contributors - p. ix 6. 1. Novel drug delivery systems - p. 1 7. 2. Formulation design in drug delivery - p. 17 8. 3. Formulation development and characterization - p. 43 9. 4. Nano- and microparticles as drug carriers - p. 71 10. 5. Implantable drug delivery systems - p. 111 11. 6. Three-dimensional printed drug delivery systems - p. 147 12. 7. Intelligent drug delivery systems - p. 163 13. 8. Polymers and hydrogels to deter drug abuse - p. 185 14. 9. Glucose-sensitive materials for delivery of antidiabetic drugs - p. 203 15. Index - p. 229
