Polymers in Drug Delivery

By Ijeoma F. Uchegbu

Book Overview

In recent years there has been an explosion in the use of polymers to solve various biomedical problems. Polymers play a crucial role in controlling drug release rate, enhancing drug solubility and uptake, and limiting drug degradation and toxicity. Polymers in Drug Delivery is a state-of-the-art documentation and review of all areas in which polymers are used in drug delivery, including hydrogels, soluble polymer drug conjugates, polymeric vesicles and micelles, microspheres, nanoparticles, polymeric in tissue engineering, and more. It is a readily accessible volume suitable for drug delivery scientists and as reading for advanced pharmaceutical students and others new to the field.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367453592
• ISBN13: 9780367453596
• Release Date: December 2019
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Length: 276 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.0" x 10.0"