February 2017
Intermediate to advanced
416 pages
14h 52m
English
book
Emerging Nanotechnologies for Diagnostics, Drug Delivery and Medical Devices
by Ashim K Mitra, Kishore Cholkar, Abhirup Mandal
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Chapter 1
Therapeutic Applications of Polymeric Materials
Kishore Cholkar1, Gayathri Acharya2, Hoang M. Trinh3, and Gagandeep Singh4 1Ingenus Pharmaceuticals/RiconPharma LLC, Denville, NJ, United States 2GlaxoSmithKline, Collegeville, PA, United States 3University of Missouri–Kansas City, Kansas City, MO, United States 4College of Staten Island, Staten Island, NY, United States
Abstract
Polymers (natural and synthetic) are widely employed in imaging, diagnosis, and delivery. Drug delivery polymers are engineered into a vesicular carrier system such as microparticles, nanoparticles, implants, or scaffolds to encapsulate drugs for sustained release. In this chapter we made attempts to discuss the applications of polymers in various ...
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