Drug Delivery Materials Design and Clinical Perspective /

• Main Authors: Holowka, Eric P. (Author), Bhatia, Sujata K. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Subjects: Materials science.; Pharmacology.; Polymers.; Pharmacotherapy.; Biomedical engineering.; Biomaterials.; Materials Science.; Biomedical Engineering.; Pharmacology/Toxicology.; Polymer Sciences.

Current pharmaceutical and clinical approaches to the treatment of disease suffer from the inherent limitations in the specialization of drugs introduced to physiological systems. The interface of clinical and material sciences has allowed for a broad spectrum of creative approaches with the potenti...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Controlled Release Systems
• Thin Film Materials
• Self-Microemulsifying Materials
• Targeted Materials
• Hydrogel Materials
• Smart Drug Delivery Systems
• Conclusion.