Controlled Drug Delivery Systems: Towards New Frontiers in Patient Care

Authors: Rossi, Filippo, Perale, Giuseppe, Masi, Maurizio
Explains recent and innovative designs and applications
Provides the reader with a complete understanding of the mechanisms involved
Includes numerous step-by-step tutorials that will help the reader to learn quickly

This book offers a state-of-the-art overview of controlled drug delivery systems, covering the most important innovative applications. The principles of controlled drug release and the mechanisms involved in controlled release are clearly explained. The various existing polymeric drug delivery systems are reviewed, and new frontiers in material design are examined in detail, covering a wide range of polymer modification techniques. The concluding chapter is a case study focusing on use of a drug-eluting stent. The book is designed to provide the reader with a complete understanding of the mechanisms and design of controlled drug delivery systems, and to this end includes numerous step-by-step tutorials. It illustrates how chemical engineers can advance medical care by designing polymeric delivery systems that achieve either temporal or spatial control of drug delivery and thus ensure more effective therapy that eliminates the potential for both under-and overdosing.

Number of Illustrations and Tables
50 in colour
Topics
Biomedical Engineering
Industrial Chemistry / Chemical Engineering
Biomaterials
Industrial and Production Engineering
Pharmaceutical Sciences / Technology

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