Polymers for Oral Drug Delivery Technologies (Woodhead Publishing Series in Biomaterials) (PDF)

By Anilkumar Parambath Polymers for Oral Drug Delivery Technologies covers the fundamentals of oral drug delivery and various aspects of polymer technology in oral drug delivery, from classification and synthesis, to applications and regulatory factors. It presents the oral delivery of therapeutics for treating a number of diseases, along with the challenges of oral drug administration to assure a predictive and reproducible pharmacokinetic profile of active pharmaceutical ingredients (API).Polymers play an important role to achieve the targeted release profile consistently of an API in vivo by various functionalities like drug protection from gastric juice, fast release and supersaturation or release within a targeted area of the GI tract.

Provides a comprehensive update on the state of polymer technology for oral drug delivery, bringing the reader up-to-speed via a single reference
Covers a range of polymer technology types, including capsule forming polymers, matrix formers, functional polymer coatings, and more
Contains contributions from global experts spanning academia and industry, offering an interdisciplinary and translational approach to polymers for oral drug delivery

Product Details

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Woodhead Publishing; 1st edition (October 14, 2024)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 854 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0443137749
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0443137747