Nanotechnology in Drug Delivery
| Series: | |
| Publisher: | Springer New York |
| Subject: | Drug delivery systems, Nanoparticles. |
| Authors: | Melgardt M. de Villiers , Pornanong Aramwit , Glen S. Kwon |
| Pages: | 662 pages |
| Binding: | Hardcover |
| ISBN: | 9780387776675 |
| Call No: | RS 199.5 N36 2009 |
The reader will be introduced to various aspects of the fundamentals of nanotechnology based drug delivery systems and the application of these systems for the delivery of small molecules, proteins, peptides, oligonucleotides and genes. How these systems overcome challenges offered by biological barriers to drug absorption and drug targeting will also be described.