02343nam 2200385 450 991063396400332120230327080531.01-80355-832-6(CKB)5700000000338721(NjHacI)995700000000338721(EXLCZ)99570000000033872120230327d2022 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierDrug carriers /edited by Luis Jesus Villarreal GomezLondon :IntechOpen,2022.1 online resource (222 pages)1-80355-831-8 1. Novel Drug Carries: Properties and Applications -- 2. Selection and Role of Polymers for Designing of a Drug Carrier -- 3. Thin Films: A Promising Approach for Drug Delivery System -- 4. Drug Delivery Applications of Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) -- 5. Advances in Graphene Platforms for Drug Delivery in Cancer and Its Biocompatibility -- 6. A Microfluidic Device as a Drug Carrier -- 7. Lipid Nanoparticulate Drug Delivery Systems: Approaches toward Improvement in Therapeutic Efficacy of Bioactive Molecules -- 8. Lipid and Polymeric Nanocapsules -- 9. Plant Gum Based Drug Carriers.Conventional drug administration has several issues and challenges. Drugs may not be fully absorbed or targeted, some drugs produce undesirable secondary effects and cause organ damage, and others trigger inflammation and immune response. As such, drug carrier systems are being developed to help promote drug absorption, enhance targeting, and avoid or decrease negative symptoms. This book examines different drug carriers and drug carrier systems. Chapters address such topics as the use of polymers in drug carrier systems, thin films, metal-organic frameworks, graphene quantum dots, and nanotechnology and microfluidics for drug delivery.Drug delivery systemsTechnological innovationsDrug Delivery SystemsUnited StatesDrug delivery systemsTechnological innovations.Drug Delivery Systems615.6Gomez Villarreal Luis JesusNjHacINjHaclBOOK9910633964003321Drug Carriers2994970UNINA