| Description |
1 online resource (x, 160 pages) : illustrations |
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Smithers Rapra update |
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Smithers Rapra update.
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| Contents |
Front cover -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Gastrointestinal physiology and its influence on oral drug delivery systems -- 2. Polymers for conventional oral dosage forms -- 3. Polymers for extended or sustained drug delivery -- 4. Site-specific drug delivery : Polymers for gastroretention -- 5. Enteric polymers for small intestinal drug delivery -- 6. Polymers for modified release site-specific drug delivery to the colon -- 7. Polymers for site-specific drug delivery : Mucoadhesion -- 8. Micro- and nanoparticles for oral protein and gene delivery -- Summary of polymers used in pharmaceutical applications -- Abbreviations -- Index -- Back cover |
| Summary |
The preferred route for drug delivery remains the oral route, but oral drug delivery has now developed beyond traditional dosage forms such as tablets and capsules. Nowadays it is possible to use polymers to allow drugs to be targeted to specific sites in the gastrointestinal tract, and to extend the drug release profile. In addition, polymers can be engineered to allow oral delivery of such complex molecules as proteins, peptides, and even genes. This book gives a comprehensive summary of oral drug delivery systems, both conventional and novel, and the ways in which polymers have been adapted for these systems. Particular attention is devoted to gastrointestinal physiology and the physio-chemical properties of polymers in order to understand the factors affecting their performance in practice. This update will interest everyone involved in the pharmaceutical world, whether in academia or in industry. It will be of particular value to those responsible for designing new oral drug delivery systems involving polymers. It will provide a useful reference text both for researchers and manufacturers, and will also be a helpful introduction for students of all levels to the application of polymers in pharmacy |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Polymeric drug delivery systems.
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Polymeric drugs.
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Polymers.
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Drug delivery systems.
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Polymers -- pharmacokinetics
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Polymers -- therapeutic use
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Drug Delivery Systems -- methods
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Polymers
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Drug Delivery Systems
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polymers.
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MEDICAL -- Drug Guides.
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MEDICAL -- Nursing -- Pharmacology.
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MEDICAL -- Pharmacology.
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MEDICAL -- Pharmacy.
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Drug delivery systems
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Polymeric drug delivery systems
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Polymeric drugs
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Polymers
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
McConnell, Emma, author
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Pygall, Samuel, author
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| ISBN |
9781847355386 |
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1847355382 |
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1280125268 |
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9781280125263 |
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9786613529121 |
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6613529125 |
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