Drug Targeting Technology: Physical, Chemical, Biological Methods

Description

Demonstrates how substitution of a variety of ligands can render albumin a versatile targeting tool for selective drug accumulation in various cell populations of the liver! Considers the efforts in biotechnology and molecular biology to produce intelligent drug delivery devices by exploiting biological pathways! Containing over 1100 references to facilitate further study, Drug Targeting Technology updates recent progress in oral and colonic targeting technology using pH- and enzyme-sensitive coating materials and novel polymer systems. Suggesting harnessing biological processes as the ultimate approach to the delivery or expression of pharmacologically active agents, Drug Targeting Technology is a top-shelf reference for pharmacists, pharmacologists, and pharmaceutical scientists analytical, surface, physical, and colloid chemists and biochemists and upper-level undergraduate and graduate students in these disciplines.