Main description:

This book describes the various approaches for developing novel drug delivery systems and the criteria for selection of drugs and polymers for the development of nanotechnology and targeted drug delivery systems. It also covers concepts, events and biological processes involved in drug targeting, tumour targeting and brain specific delivery. The major focus is to describe innovative approaches, types, formulation techniques, technologies, applications and evaluation of certain novel drug delivery systems such as liposomes, nanoparticles, microcapsules or microspheres, monoclonal antibodies, niosomes, aquasomes, phytosomes, and electrosomes.

The book encapsulated the change through intense analysis, new technologies, innovative evaluation of carriers and an array of practical approaches for pulmonary drug and nucleic acid based therapeutic delivery system, which will be handy for budding scientist and professional as well. Innovative techniques for drug delivery systems, applications of old theories with distinct reevaluation and well explained diagrams are the major part of this book.

Contents:

Preface
Foreword
Acknowledgements
List of Contributors
1. Targeted Drug Delivery Systems: Concepts, Events and Biological Process Involved in Drug Targeting, Tumour Targeting and Brain-Specific Delivery
2. Targeted Methods: Nanoparticles and Liposomes: Types, Preparation and Evaluation
3. Microcapsules/Microspheres: Types, Preparation and Evaluation
Monoclonal Antibodies
Preparation and Application, Niosomes, Aquasomes, Phytosomes, Electrosomes
Preparation and Application
4. Pulmonary Drug Delivery Systems: Aerosols, Propellents, Containers Types, Preparation and Evaluation, Intranasal Route Delivery Systems
Types, Preparation And Evaluation
5. Nucleic Acid Based Therapeutic Delivery System: Gene Therapy, Introduction (Ex vivo and it is In vivo Gene Therapy), Potential Target Diseases for Gene Therapy (Inherited Disorder and Cancer), Gene Expression Systems (Viral and Nonviral Gene Transfer), Liposomal Gene Delivery Systems, Biodistribution and Pharmacokinetics, Knowledge of Therapeutic Antisense Molecules and Aptamers as Drugs of Future
Index