Handbook of Pharmaceutical Controlled Release Technology

The Handbook of Pharmaceutical Controlled Release Technology reviews the design, fabrication, methodology, administration, and classifications of various drug delivery systems, including matrices, and membrane controlled reservoir, bioerodible, and pendant chain systems.

Contains cutting-edge research on the controlled delivery of biomolecules!

Discussing the advantages and limitations of controlled release systems, the Handbook of Pharmaceutical Controlled Release Technology

covers oral, transdermal, parenteral, and implantable delivery of drugs

discusses modification methods to achieve desired release kinetics

highlights constraints of system design for practical clinical application

analyzes diffusion equations and mathematical modeling

considers environmental acceptance and tissue compatibility of biopolymeric systems for biologically active agents

evaluates polymers as drug delivery carriers

describes peptide, protein, micro-, and nanoparticulate release systems

examines the cost, comfort, disease control, side effects, and patient compliance of numerous delivery systems and devices

and more!