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Record Nr.

UNINA9910298588203321

Autore

Reza Rezaie Hamid

Titolo

A Review of Biomaterials and Their Applications in Drug Delivery / / by Hamid Reza Rezaie, Mohammadhossein Esnaashary, Abolfazl Aref arjmand, Andreas Öchsner

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore : , : Springer Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2018

ISBN

981-10-0503-6

Edizione

[1st ed. 2018.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (VII, 60 p. 14 illus., 8 illus. in color.)

Collana

SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology, , 2191-530X

Disciplina

615.6

Soggetti

Biomedical materials

Biomedical engineering

Pharmaceutical technology

Biomaterials

Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering

Pharmaceutical Sciences/Technology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

The history of drug delivery systems -- Classification of drug delivery systems -- Drug modification -- Controlled drug delivery systems -- Nanotechnology in drug delivery systems.-Advanced delivery systems.

Sommario/riassunto

This book reviews drug delivery systems as mechanisms to introduce therapeutic agents into the body to help or improve tissue function, and examines different drug delivery systems applied in various organs. To date, polymeric systems, ceramic particles or composites have been used in different applications such as injectable, coatings of implants, scaffolds, or implantable devices. Such systems should be able to retain the therapeutic agent and release it in uniform amounts at a specific time.