Recent Advances in Novel Drug Carrier Systems

InTech, 2012. - 510 p.This reference discusses advances in the design, optimization, and adaptation of gene delivery systems for the treatment of cancer, cardiovascular, pulmonary, genetic, and infectious diseases, and considers assessment and review procedures involved in the development of gene-based pharmaceuticals. This book collects reviews and original articles from eminent experts working in the interdisciplinary arena of novel drug delivery systems and their uses. From their direct and recent experience, the readers can achieve a wide vision on the new and ongoing potentialities of different drug delivery systems. Since the advent of analytical techniques and capabilities to measure particle sizes in nanometer ranges, there has been tremendous interest in the use of nanoparticles for more efficient methods of drug delivery.Contents.
Powder Technology in Drug Delivery.
Hot-Melt Extrusion (HME): From Process to Pharmaceutical Applications.
Development and Investigation of Dry Powder Inhalers for Cystic Fibrosis.
The Role of Carrier in Dry Powder Inhaler.
Nanocarriers in Drug Delivery.
Nanotechnology in Drug Delivery.
Lipid Nanoparticulate Drug Delivery Systems: A Revolution in Dosage Form Design and Development.
Niosomes as Carrier in Dermal Drug Delivery.
Magnetic Nanoparticles: Synthesis, Surface Modifications and Application in Drug Delivery.
Nanocarrier Systems for Transdermal Drug Delivery.
Nanocarrier Systems for Transdermal Drug Delivery.
Miscellaneous.
Oral Delivery of Insulin: Novel Approaches.
Novel Mucoadhesive Polymers for Nasal Drug Delivery.
Amphiphilic Cyclodextrins, Synthesis, Utilities and Application of Molecular Modeling in Their Design.
Processing and Templating of Bioactive-Loaded Polymeric Neural Architectures: Challenges and Innovative Strategies.
Novel Drug Delivery Systems for Modulation of Gastrointestinal Transit Time.
Advanced Drug Carriers Targeting Bone Marrow.
Gene Delivery Systems: Recent Progress in Viral and Non-Viral Therapy.
Is Chronic Combination Therapy of HAART and a-ZAM, Herbal Preparation for HIV Infection Safe?
Nanoparticles Toxicity and Their Routes of Exposures.