Fundamentals and Design of Drug Delivery Systems: A Textbook with Lab Activities is an essential resource for pharmaceutical sciences and engineering students. Covering all key concepts related to drug delivery courses, it introduces basic pharmacology, barriers to drug delivery, drug targeting, and novel drug delivery systems. Design considerations and approaches are thoroughly illustrated. The textbook reflects nanotechnology in various chapters and includes practical lab activities, providing a comprehensive understanding of drug delivery systems, experimental design, and data analysis. It is ideally suited for upper-undergraduate and graduate courses.
In addition to the foundational material, the textbook delves into cutting-edge topics such as biomimetic drug delivery systems, targeted delivery systems, stimuli-responsive systems, and micro/nano-robots-based drug delivery systems. Emerging fields like cell therapy, artificial intelligence (AI) in drug delivery, and 3D printing-based systems are also explored. Professionals in the Pharma industry will benefit from the innovative concepts and platforms presented, making it a valuable addition to their resources.
1. Chapter 1. Introduction - p. 1 2. Chapter 2. Historical aspects of drugs and drug delivery - p. 7 3. Chapter 3. Basics of pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics - p. 15 4. Chapter 4. Physiological and biochemical barriers to drug delivery - p. 39 5. Chapter 5. Prodrugs as drug delivery systems - p. 61 6. Chapter 6. Engineered carriers in drug delivery - p. 71 7. Chapter 7. Cell encapsulation: a living drug delivery approach - p. 99 8. Chapter 8. Diffusion-controlled drug delivery systems - p. 115 9. Chapter 9. Erodible drug delivery systems - p. 125 10. Chapter 10. Osmotic-controlled drug delivery systems - p. 137 11. Chapter 11. Targeted drug delivery systems - p. 151 12. Chapter 12. Biomimetic drug delivery systems - p. 171 13. Chapter 13. Site-specific drug delivery - p. 189 14. Chapter 14. Stimuli-responsive drug delivery systems - p. 215 15. Chapter 15. Other drug delivery systems - p. 235 16. Chapter 16. Commercialization of controlled release products - p. 255 17. Using ImageJ as a tool to analyze and process biological images - p. 269 18. Derivation of Higuchi equation [1-4] - p. 273 19. Index - p. 275
Fundamentals and Design of Drug Delivery Systems: A Textbook with Lab Activities is an essential resource for pharmaceutical sciences and engineering students. Covering all key concepts related to drug delivery courses, it introduces basic pharmacology, barriers to drug delivery, drug targeting, and novel drug delivery systems. Design considerations and approaches are thoroughly illustrated. The textbook reflects nanotechnology in various chapters and includes practical lab activities, providing a comprehensive understanding of drug delivery systems, experimental design, and data analysis. It is ideally suited for upper-undergraduate and graduate courses.
In addition to the foundational material, the textbook delves into cutting-edge topics such as biomimetic drug delivery systems, targeted delivery systems, stimuli-responsive systems, and micro/nano-robots-based drug delivery systems. Emerging fields like cell therapy, artificial intelligence (AI) in drug delivery, and 3D printing-based systems are also explored. Professionals in the Pharma industry will benefit from the innovative concepts and platforms presented, making it a valuable addition to their resources.
1. Chapter 1. Introduction - p. 1 2. Chapter 2. Historical aspects of drugs and drug delivery - p. 7 3. Chapter 3. Basics of pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics - p. 15 4. Chapter 4. Physiological and biochemical barriers to drug delivery - p. 39 5. Chapter 5. Prodrugs as drug delivery systems - p. 61 6. Chapter 6. Engineered carriers in drug delivery - p. 71 7. Chapter 7. Cell encapsulation: a living drug delivery approach - p. 99 8. Chapter 8. Diffusion-controlled drug delivery systems - p. 115 9. Chapter 9. Erodible drug delivery systems - p. 125 10. Chapter 10. Osmotic-controlled drug delivery systems - p. 137 11. Chapter 11. Targeted drug delivery systems - p. 151 12. Chapter 12. Biomimetic drug delivery systems - p. 171 13. Chapter 13. Site-specific drug delivery - p. 189 14. Chapter 14. Stimuli-responsive drug delivery systems - p. 215 15. Chapter 15. Other drug delivery systems - p. 235 16. Chapter 16. Commercialization of controlled release products - p. 255 17. Using ImageJ as a tool to analyze and process biological images - p. 269 18. Derivation of Higuchi equation [1-4] - p. 273 19. Index - p. 275
