A Review of Biomaterials and Their Applications in Drug Delivery

"This book reviews drug delivery systems as mechanisms to introduce therapeutic agents into the body to help or improve tissue function, and examines different drug delivery systems applied in various organs. To date, polymeric systems, ceramic particles or composites have been used in different applications such as injectable, coatings of implants, scaffolds, or implantable devices. Such systems should be able to retain the therapeutic agent and release it in uniform amounts at a specific time."-- Provided by publisher Front Matter ....Pages i-vii The History of Drug Delivery Systems (Hamid Reza Rezaie, Mohammadhossein Esnaashary, Abolfazl Aref arjmand, Andreas Öchsner)....Pages 1-8 Classification of Drug Delivery Systems (Hamid Reza Rezaie, Mohammadhossein Esnaashary, Abolfazl Aref arjmand, Andreas Öchsner)....Pages 9-25 Drug Modification (Hamid Reza Rezaie, Mohammadhossein Esnaashary, Abolfazl Aref arjmand, Andreas Öchsner)....Pages 27-30 Controlled Drug Delivery Systems (Hamid Reza Rezaie, Mohammadhossein Esnaashary, Abolfazl Aref arjmand, Andreas Öchsner)....Pages 31-41 Nanotechnology in Drug Delivery Systems (Hamid Reza Rezaie, Mohammadhossein Esnaashary, Abolfazl Aref arjmand, Andreas Öchsner)....Pages 43-51 3D Printing Technologies for Drug Delivery (Hamid Reza Rezaie, Mohammadhossein Esnaashary, Abolfazl Aref arjmand, Andreas Öchsner)....Pages 53-60