Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
The world is witnessing a fast-paced progress in approaches purported to deliver the drug for desired pharmacological response. The use of nanotechnology for drug delivery offers the possibility for improved therapeutic strategies with targeted delivery and minimal side effects. Nanotechnology assisted drug delivery employ designed nanomaterials to form delivery systems of nanoscale magnitude.
The book is written by contributors from all parts of the world possessing academic acumen in diverse zones of drug research. This is an endeavor to bring all the nanotechnology-based drug carriers under the umbrella of a single text. The drug carriers made up using natural as well as synthetic polymers are described in detail. The drug carriers include (though not limited to) particulates, vesicular, dendrimers, quantum dots, carbon nano tubes, nanocrystals, nanoemulsions, nanofibers.
Synopsis
ADVANCES in NOVEL FORMULATIONS for DRUG DELIVERY The 27 chapters describe novel strategies for drug/nutraceutical delivery and embrace the development of formulations with herbal ingredients, while also highlighting disease therapeutics.
Drug delivery technology has witnessed many advancements purported to cater to the customized needs of its ultimate beneficiaries--the patients. Today, dosage forms are not confined to conventional tablets, capsules, or injectables, but have evolved to cover novel drug carriers such as particulates, vesicles, and many others. Nanotechnological advancements have played a major role in this paradigm shift in ways of delivering active pharmaceutical ingredients.
A new dimension in the use of food as medicine has also gained prominence in recent years. A portmanteau of nutrition and pharmaceuticals is "nutraceuticals," also known as functional foods and dietary supplements. The technologies which were earlier included in drug delivery have been attempted for the delivery of nutraceuticals as well. Herbal actives have received increased attention due to their low risk-to-benefit ratio. The field of drug delivery is quite dynamic in nature, as witnessed by its evolution from conventional dosage forms to nanotechnology-assisted drug products. A variety of formulations via different drug delivery routes have been developed to treat/cure/mitigate diseases or disorders.
This book, comprising of 27 chapters, is a thorough compilation of information relevant to drug delivery systems with an emphasis on products based on nanotechnology.
Audience
Researchers, scientists, industry professionals, formulators and product developers, regulatory agencies in a variety of settings including novel drug delivery research laboratories, pharmaceutical, and pharmacy industries, biomedical sciences, food and nutraceuticals manufacturers, and nanotechnology.