Drug delivery systems are widely researched and developed to improve the delivery of
pharmaceutical compounds and molecules. The last few decades have seen a marked …

Oral delivery of peptide and protein drugs faces immense challenge partially due to the
gastrointestinal (GI) environment. In spite of considerable efforts by industrial and academic …

Hydrophilic polymers are the center of research emphasis in nanotechnology because of
their perceived “intelligence”. They can be used as thin films, scaffolds, or nanoparticles in a …

Biomaterials have played an enormous role in the success of medical devices and drug
delivery systems. We discuss here new challenges and directions in biomaterials research …

Stimuli responsive polymers can provide a variety of applications for the biomedical fields.
The interest in these polymers has exponentially increased due to their promising potential …

▪ Abstract Since its inception just over a half century ago, the field of biomaterials has seen a
consistent growth with a steady introduction of new ideas and productive branches. This …

Biomaterials are widely used in numerous medical applications. Chemical engineering has
played a central role in this research and development. Polymers as biomaterials, materials …

Written at a level comprehensible to non-experts, this handbook covers the current state of
encapsulation and controlled released technologies, presenting the fundamental processes …

The rapid integration of new technologies by the pharmaceutical industry has resulted in
numerous breakthroughs in the discovery, development and manufacturing of …

Controlled drug release devices of pH-sensitive, complexing poly (acrylic acid-g-ethylene
glycol)(P (AA-g-EG)) hydrogels were prepared by free radical solution UV polymerization …