Fine Particles in Medicine and Pharmacy

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Matijević, Egon (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
• Subjects: Chemistry.; Pharmacy.; Analytical chemistry.; Biotechnology.; Chemical engineering.; Medicinal chemistry.; Surfaces (Physics).; Interfaces (Physical sciences).; Thin films.; Medicinal Chemistry.; Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering.; Surface and Interface Science, Thin Films.; Analytical Chemistry.

Pharmaceutical manufacture is very exacting – for example, drugs must be uniform in size, shape, efficacy, bioavailability, and safety. The presence of different polymorphs in drug production is a serious problem, since different polymorphs differ in bioavailability, solubility, dissolution rate, ch...

Table of Contents:

• Models of Size and Shape Control in Synthesis of Uniform Colloids and Nanocrystals
• Preparation of Uniform Drug Particles
• Biomedical Applications of Metal Oxides
• Biomedical Applications of Gold Nanoparticles
• Biomedical Applications of Magnetic Particles
• Degradable Polymer Particles for Biomedical Applications
• Functionalization of Inorganic Nanoparticles for Targeted Delivery
• Particle Deposition in the Human Respiratory Tract
• Detection of Oxidative Stress Biomarkers Using Functional Gold
• Stimuli-responsive Thin Films and Capsules: Approaching Smart Drug Delivery Systems
• Medicine in Reverse: Colloidal Technology for Combating Chemical Overdoses.