Microsystems for Pharmatechnology Manipulation of Fluids, Particles, Droplets, and Cells /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Dietzel, Andreas (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2016.
• Subjects: Engineering.; Biotechnology.; Nanotechnology.; Biomedical engineering.; Nanotechnology and Microengineering.; Biomedical Engineering.

This book provides a comprehensive, state-of-the-art review of microfluidic approaches and applications in pharmatechnology. It is appropriate for students with an interdisciplinary interest in both the pharmaceutical and engineering fields, as well as process developers and scientists in the pharma...

Table of Contents:

• 1. A Brief Introduction to Microfluidics
• 2. Fabrication of Microfluidic Devices
• 3. Surface Functionalization of Microfluidic Devices
• 4. Microbioreactors
• 5. Microsystems for Emulsification
• 6. On-chip Fabrication of Drug Delivery Systems
• 7. Micro systems for Dispersing Nanoparticles
• 8. Particles in Microfluidic Systems: Handling, Characterization, and Applications
• 9. Respiratory Drug Delivery
• 10. Drug Delivery through Microneedles
• 11. Organ on Chip.