Drug delivery : engineering principles for drug therapy
This text is a synthesis of the principles that govern rates of drug transport, reaction, and disappearance in physiological and pathological situations, providing a working foundation for those in the field of drug delivery. The book covers advanced drug delivery and contemporary biomaterials.
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| Format | Electronic eBook |
| Language | English |
| Published |
Oxford [England] ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2001.
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| Series | Topics in chemical engineering (Oxford University Press)
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| Online Access | Full text |
| ISBN | 1423757661 9781423757665 9781628701586 1628701587 9780197560501 0197560504 9780198024699 019802469X 0195085892 9780195085891 9781601299529 1601299524 |
| Physical Description | 1 online resource (xi, 372 pages) : illustrations |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Drug administration and drug effectiveness
- Diffusion and drug dispersion
- Diffusion in biological systems
- Drug permeation through biological barriers
- Drug transport by fluid motion
- Pharmcokinetics of drug distribution
- Drug modification
- Controlled drug delivery systems
- Case studies in drug delivery.