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Drug Delivery Systems: Advanced Technologies Potentially Applicable in Personalised Treatment

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  • Covers the polymers available for drug delivery systems
  • Multidisciplinary approach to afford effective solutions for personalised treatments
  • Describes the importance of self-assembly in the preparation of tailor made nanoparticles
  • Describes the technological tendencies in the area
  • Written by leading experts in the field
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
  2. Amphiphilic Molecules in Drug Delivery Systems

    • Salomé dos Santos, Bruno Medronho, Tiago dos Santos, Filipe E. Antunes
    Pages 35-85
  3. Nanoparticles for Oral Delivery of Insulin

    • Antonio J. Ribeiro, Raquel Seiça, Francisco Veiga
    Pages 109-125
  4. Bioartificial Pancreas: In the Road to Clinical Application

    • Joana Crisóstomo, Jorge F. J. Coelho, Raquel Seiça
    Pages 127-151
  5. Cationic Liposome-Based Systems for Nucleic Acid Delivery: From the Formulation Development to Therapeutic Applications

    • Henrique Faneca, Ana Luísa Cardoso, Sara Trabulo, Sónia Duarte, Maria C. Pedroso de Lima
    Pages 153-184
  6. Biomaterial-Based Vectors for Targeted Delivery of Nucleic Acids to the Nervous System

    • Ana Paula Pêgo, Hugo Oliveira, Pedro Miguel Moreno
    Pages 185-224
  7. Biofabrication of Hydrogel Constructs

    • Rúben F. Pereira, Henrique A. Almeida, Paulo J. Bártolo
    Pages 225-254
  8. In Silico Research in Drug Delivery Systems

    • André Filipe Ferreira, Rodrigo José Lopes, Pedro Nuno Simões
    Pages 271-313
  9. The Importance of Controlled/Living Radical Polymerization Techniques in the Design of Tailor Made Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery Systems

    • Nuno Rocha, Patrícia Mendonça, Joana R. Góis, Rosemeyre Cordeiro, Ana Fonseca, Paula Ferreira et al.
    Pages 315-357
  10. Back Matter

    Pages 359-421

About this book

This book is part of a series dedicated to recent advances on preventive, predictive and personalised medicine (PPPM). It focuses on the theme of “Drug delivery systems: advanced technologies potentially applicable in personalised treatments”. The critical topics involving the development and preparation of effective drug delivery systems, such as: polymers available, self-assembly, nanotechnology, pharmaceutical formulations, three dimensional structures, molecular modeling, tailor-made solutions and technological tendencies, are carefully discussed. The understanding of these areas constitutes a paramount route to establish personalised and effective solutions for specific diseases and individuals.

Editors and Affiliations

  • , Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal

    Jorge Coelho

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Softcover Book USD 169.99
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