Amorphous Drugs Benefits and Challenges /

• Main Authors: Rams-Baron, Marzena (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Jachowicz, Renata (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Boldyreva, Elena (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Zhou, Deliang (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Jamroz, Witold (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Paluch, Marian (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Subjects: Medicinal chemistry.; Pharmaceutical technology.; Phase transitions (Statistical physics).; Thermodynamics.; Ceramics.; Glass.; Composites (Materials).; Composite materials.; Biomedical engineering.; Medicinal Chemistry.; Pharmaceutical Sciences/Technology.; Phase Transitions and Multiphase Systems.; Ceramics, Glass, Composites, Natural Materials.; Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering.

This book explains theoretical and technological aspects of amorphous drug formulations. It is intended for all those wishing to increase their knowledge in the field of amorphous pharmaceuticals. Conversion of crystalline material into the amorphous state, as described in this book, is a way to ove...

Table of Contents:

• Why amorphous drugs?
• Order vs. disorder in the solid state
• Amorphous drug solubility and absorption enhancement
• Amorphous drug preparation methods
• Physical instability - a key problem of amorphous drugs
• Amorphous drug formulation.