Colloidal Drug Delivery Systems

"This unique reference provides - in a single-source volume - comprehensive reviews for all of the important colloidal drug delivery systems, including nanoparticles, liposomes, niosomes, microemulsions, and ointments." "Arranged in order of increasing physical complexity and analyzin...

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Other Authors: Kreuter, Jörg
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York Marcel Dekker, Inc. 2011
Series:Drugs and The Pharmaceutical Sciences Series Vol. 66
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Summary:"This unique reference provides - in a single-source volume - comprehensive reviews for all of the important colloidal drug delivery systems, including nanoparticles, liposomes, niosomes, microemulsions, and ointments." "Arranged in order of increasing physical complexity and analyzing the latest developments in the field, Colloidal Drug Delivery Systems discusses the fundamental nature and physical properties of each system ... examines the most widely used manufacturing processes ... details current and potential applications... explains the advantages and disadvantages of the systems for particular uses ... describes biological interactions and toxicology... highlights the use of colloidal systems for drug targeting... illustrates how ointments may be conceived as colloidal delivery systems ... and much more." "Written by leading international experts and containing more than 1100 bibliographic citations as well as useful tables, drawings, equations, and photographs, Colloidal Drug Delivery Systems is an ideal guide for pharmacists and pharmacologists; physical, surface, and colloid chemists and biochemists; biologists; chemical engineers; biophysicists; biotechnologists; cosmetologists; immunologists; oncologists; infectious disease specialists; and graduate and medical school students in these disciplines."
Physical Description:vii, 353 p.
ISBN:0824792149
9780824792145