Drug Delivery Systems (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9789813201040)

With the alarming increase in cancer diagnoses and genetic illnesses, traditional drug agents and their delivery media need to be re-evaluated to address a quickly evolving field. With newer smart materials for the controlled release of macromolecules, peptides, genetic material, etc. further complications arise, such as material performance, synthesis, functionalization and targeting, biological identity, and biocompatibility.The book provides a comprehensive overview of the recent developments on 'smart' targeting and drug delivery systems with a variety of carriers like nanoparticles, membranes, and hydrogels. It contains detailed descriptions on the recent trends in this field in the ongoing battle with catastrophic diseases like cancer. This field of research has been in its infancy and continues to face growth, and with it, further challenges and difficulties along the way toward maturity, which are accurately introduced in this book.

Author: Pieter Stroeve
ISBN-10: 9813201045
ISBN-13: 9789813201040
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
Language: English
Published: 01/17/2018
Pages: 392
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.52lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.88d