Main description:

Physicochemical Approaches to the Characterization of Pharmaceutical Systems provides consistent data analysis on the basic physics and chemistry involved in pharmaceutical systems that are carried out using various theoretical models. The book explores states of matter and thermodynamics, how to estimate chemical properties, solubility and distribution phenomena, kinetic processes and drug delivery, and thermodynamics versus the shape of molecules. It supplies several guidelines for achieving better estimations of properties associated with complex molecular geometries, such as important drug, polymer and biopolymer characteristics. Researchers will find it to be a crucial resource for studies in pharmaceutical science and chemical engineering.

Contents:

1. States of matter 2. Thermodynamics 3. Estimating chemical properties 4. Solubility and distribution phenomena 5. Kinetic processes and drug delivery 6. Thermodynamics versus shape of molecules