1.

Record Nr.

UNISALENTO991000180559707536

Autore

Boyer, Howard E.

Titolo

Metals handbook / edited by Howard E. Boyer, Timothy L. Gall

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Metals Park : ASM, c 1985

ISBN

087170188X

Descrizione fisica

1 v.(varie sequenze) ; 29 cm

Altri autori (Persone)

Gall, Timothy L.

Disciplina

669.03

Soggetti

Metalli - Manuale

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910253974403321

Autore

Rossi Filippo

Titolo

Controlled Drug Delivery Systems : Towards New Frontiers in Patient Care / / by Filippo Rossi, Giuseppe Perale, Maurizio Masi

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2016

ISBN

3-319-02288-1

Edizione

[1st ed. 2016.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (107 p.)

Collana

PoliMI SpringerBriefs, , 2282-2577

Disciplina

615.6

Soggetti

Biomedical engineering

Chemical engineering

Biomaterials

Industrial engineering

Production engineering

Pharmaceutical technology

Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering

Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering

Industrial and Production Engineering

Pharmaceutical Sciences/Technology



Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction: chemical engineering and medicine -- Principles of controlled drug release: a mass transport matter -- Overview on polymeric drug delivery systems -- Device design: functional polymers for drug delivery -- Case study: drug eluting stent.

Sommario/riassunto

This book offers a state-of-the-art overview of controlled drug delivery systems, covering the most important innovative applications. The principles of controlled drug release and the mechanisms involved in controlled release are clearly explained. The various existing polymeric drug delivery systems are reviewed, and new frontiers in material design are examined in detail, covering a wide range of polymer modification techniques. The concluding chapter is a case study focusing on use of a drug-eluting stent. The book is designed to provide the reader with a complete understanding of the mechanisms and design of controlled drug delivery systems, and to this end includes numerous step-by-step tutorials. It illustrates how chemical engineers can advance medical care by designing polymeric delivery systems that achieve either temporal or spatial control of drug delivery and thus ensure more effective therapy that eliminates the potential for both under- and overdosing.