Inhaler Devices - Fundamentals, Design and Drug Delivery

Informationen zum Autor Dr Polina Prokopovich is a Cardiff Academic Fellow in the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences and School of Engineering at the University of Cardiff! Wales! UK. She has an international reputation for her research in the area of biomaterials and biotribology! particularly the development of novel biomedical materials with functional properties. Klappentext Inhaler devices: Fundamentals! design and drug delivery provides readers with an introduction to the fundamentals! with a comprehensive discussion of the history of inhalers as well as a discussion on current research and development. Zusammenfassung Inhaler devices: Fundamentals! design and drug delivery provides readers with an introduction to the fundamentals! with a comprehensive discussion of the history of inhalers as well as a discussion on current research and development. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part 1 Fundamentals and considerations of inhaler devices: Anatomy and pathophysiology of respiratory system; History of inhaler devices; Tribology of inhaler devices and components; Novel coatings and biotechnology trends in inhaler devices; Microbial control and safety in inhalation devices. Part 2 Drug formulations for inhaler devices: Chitosan and inhalers: A bioadhesive polymer for pulmonary drug delivery; Polyelectrolyte assemblies for drug storage and delivery: Multilayers! nanocapsules! and multicapsules; Functionalized core-shell nanoparticles for medical applications.

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• Authors: Polina Prokopovich, Polina (EDT)/ Preedy Prokopovich, Polina (University of Cardiff Prokopovich
• Assisted by: P. Prokopovich (Editor), Polina Prokopovich (Editor), Polina (University of Cardiff Prokopovich (Editor)
• Publisher: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 23.04.2013
• EAN: 9780857094964
• ISBN: 978-0-85709-496-4
• No. of pages: 192
• Dimensions: 165 mm x 235 mm x 19 mm
• Series: Woodhead Publishing Series in; Woodhead Publishing Series in Biomaterials
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Pharmacy