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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author Saltzman, W. Mark (Author)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001.
SeriesTopics in chemical engineering (Oxford University Press)
Subjects
Online AccessFull text
ISBN1423757661
9781423757665
9781628701586
1628701587
9780197560501
0197560504
9780198024699
019802469X
0195085892
9780195085891
9781601299529
1601299524
Physical Description1 online resource (xi, 372 pages) : illustrations

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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.