Fundamentals and Design of Drug Delivery Systems

Fundamentals and Design of Drug Delivery Systems: A Textbook with Lab Activities is a state-of-the-art textbook covering all key concepts pertaining to drug delivery courses for pharmaceutical sciences and engineering students.

The textbook introduces basic pharmacology, barriers to drug delivery, drug targeting, and novel drug delivery systems and illustrates the design considerations and approaches of drug delivery systems. Nanotechnology in drug delivery systems is reflected in various chapters. Novel drug delivery systems such as biomimetic drug delivery systems, targeted drug delivery systems, stimuli-responsive drug delivery systems, micro/nano-robots-based drug delivery systems, and 3D printing-based drug delivery systems are discussed in detail. Recent discoveries such as cell therapy, artificial intelligence (AI) in drug delivery, and site-specific drug delivery systems are also introduced in the book. Practical lab activities are integrated into the chapters to help students comprehend the various aspects of drug delivery systems, as well as experimental design and data analysis.

Fundamentals and Design of Drug Delivery Systems: A Textbook with Lab Activities is the ideal educational resource for upper-undergraduate and graduate courses. Professionals in the Pharma industry can also benefit from the new concepts and platforms presented.

• Covers contents from basics of pharmacology and drug delivery to drug delivery systems design
• Includes content on drug delivery system design
• Includes easy-to-adopt lab activities and end-of-chapter questions