ABSTRACT

The advances in biotechnology and molecular biology over recent years have resulted in a large number of novel molecules with the potential to revolutionize the treatment and prevention of disease. However, such potential is severely compromised by significant obstacles to delivery of these drugs in vivo. These obstacles are often so great that eff

chapter 1|42 pages

Drug Delivery: The Basic Concepts

chapter 2|12 pages

Drug Delivery: Market Perspectives

chapter 6|37 pages

Oral Drug Delivery

chapter 7|21 pages

Oral Trans-mucosal Drug Delivery

chapter 8|26 pages

Transdermal Drug Delivery

chapter 9|29 pages

Nasal Drug Delivery

chapter 10|29 pages

Pulmonary Drug Delivery

chapter 11|24 pages

Vaginal Drug Delivery

chapter 12|22 pages

Ophthalmic Drug Delivery

chapter 13|14 pages

Drug Delivery to the Central Nervous System

chapter 14|23 pages

Plasmid-based Gene Therapy

chapter 15|19 pages

Integrating Drug Discovery and Delivery

chapter 16|21 pages

New Generation Technologies