... the deliveryof DCU via intravenous (IV) infusion route was explored Similar to oral delivery, IV deliveryof DCU was limited by the poor aqueous solubility of DCU The poor aqueous solubility of ... [27] to estimate the amount ofdrug entering the small intestine as a function of time M = D e−Ke(t) where M is the mass of the drug remaining in the stomach, D is the drug dosed, Ke is the stomach ... SC drug depot should continuously provide a slow release ofdrug to the bloodstream providing a longer and sometimes steady drug supply Combined, both effects may result in a drug plasma profile...
... surface of the polymer, resulting in a release rate that is proportional to the surface area of the drugdelivery system (See Figure 2.5b) a DrugDrug Drug- loaded biodegradable particles b DrugDrug ... application of SBA-15 in the deliveryof the small molecule model drugof ibuprofen (IBU), with emphasis on the influence of the different functional methods on the adsorption and release of IBU Chapter ... the rate of erosion exceeds the rate of water permeation into the bulk of the polymer This is often considered to be a desirable mechanism of erosion in drugdelivery because the kinetics of erosion,...
... ligands Of course, targeted colloidal carriers will be much more effective if they are also sterically stabilized 1.2.2 Samples ofDrugDelivery Systems As far as the physical form ofdrugdelivery ... for the deliveryof drugs (lipophilic drugs, hydrophilic drugs provided with lipophilic moieties, or ionic drugs complexed with ionic lipids) to specific cell types, provided that these drugs: ... development ofdelivery systems which will allow the fate of drugs within the patient to be controlled by modifying these processes Although drug carriers usually act on the second process – drug distribution...
... stability Chemical Aspects ofDrugDelivery Systems Table Routes of administration and general classification ofdrugdelivery systems ROUTES OF ADMINISTRATION DRUGDELIVERY CLASS ORAL SOLIDS ... imposed by the nature of the various routes of administration available for drugdelivery ROUTES OF ADMINISTRATION AND CLASSIFICATION OFDRUGDELIVERY SYSTEMS The principal routes of administration ... for DrugDelivery and Targeting P York The Use of Bioadhesive Polymers as a Means of Improving DrugDelivery Slobodanka Tamburic and Duncan Q.M Craig Some Novel Aspects of Transdermal Drug Delivery...
... A4: series of multiple doses of a conventional drugdelivery system B: ideal drug concentration profile PRODRUG What is a prodrug? Prodrug is an inactive precursor of a drug Prodrug reconversion ... and polymeric systems for drugdelivery Dendrimers for drugdelivery GENERALITIES OFDRUGDELIVERYDRUGDELIVERY SYSTEM Definition: A drugdelivery system is a formulation or a device that safely ... MUCOSAL DRUGDELIVERY Advantages: avoid the first-pass effect ofdrug cleareance ORAL MUCOSAL ROUTE Classification: Sublingual delivery Buccal delivery Local delivery Sublingual delivery...
... construction ofdrugdelivery systems in not too long a time The functionalization of CNTs used in the construction ofdrugdelivery systems will be discussed in later sections In vivo behavior of functionalized ... application of CNTs as the molecular transporter in drugdelivery Page 14 of 22 Drugdelivery targeted to lymphatic system Many cancers metastasize through lymphatic canal The drugdelivery systems ... schematic illustration of the strategy for the preparation of the CNT-based drugdelivery systems Figure The modification of CNTs Schematic illustration of modification of CNTs with various molecules...
... molecule in general from a delivery are major factors that ultimately determine the success or failure of that vector when applied to targeted drugdelivery One of the goals of this work was to demonstrate ... toxicity of CuCNPs upon reduction of Cu content water, which has a neutral to slightly acidic pH While this feature is promising in terms of the stability of solutions of CuCNPs over long periods of ... http://www.nanoscalereslett.com/content/6/1/445 capable of inducing oxidative stress, which is of great concern in terms of the nanotoxicology of particles being pursued for a variety of consumer products Furthermore,...
... acquire most of the characteristic properties of sympathetic neurons Other salient responses to NGF include cessation of proliferation, generation of long neurites, acquisition of electrical ... for the entrapment and/or deliveryof a variety of biological agents [8] Alginate is a co-polymer extracted from some types of brown algae and it is made up of two uronic acids: D-mannuronic acid ... a forest-like structure that could be exploited for the deposition of a polymeric thin film acting as drugdelivery device For drug release kinetics investigation, bovine serum albumin (BSA, A3156...
... process(es) Over the past couple of decades, the field ofdrugdelivery has been revolutionized with the advent of nanoparticles, wherein these particles act as inert carriers for drugs and genes to target ... progression of the T cell-dependent chronic phase of the inflammatory response [20] Clearly, this warrants further evaluation and selective deliveryof this class of compounds for treatment of CF lung ... [14,29-31] To test the efficacy of our novel therapeutic drugdelivery vehicle we have tested the sustained release and deliveryof FDA approved proteasome inhibitor drug, PS341 in murine lungs by...
... characterization of drug- loaded polymeric micelles 81 4.3.3 In vitro drug release and drug loading of singe drug- loaded micelles 82 4.3.4 In vitro drug release and drug loading of dual drug- loaded ... IC50 of different micellar treatments: (1) deliveryof single drug- loaded micelles, (2) co -delivery of two singe drug- loaded micelles at the ratio of CDDP/DOX at XII 20/1, and (3) deliveryof dual ... between the co -delivery of two single drug- loaded carrier systems and the deliveryof dual-drugs-loaded carrier system using different pair of drugs have been investigated XI LIST OF TABLES Table...
... modification of the drug molecules may change the therapeutic properties of the drug, resulting in the dysfunction ofdrug Therefore, a better drugdelivery strategy is required to transport a drug with ... Nanoparticles in the brain drugdelivery 27 4.1 Ideal properties of nanoparticles for brain drugdelivery .28 4.2 Some successfully developed nanoparticles in brain drugdelivery 29 4.2.1 PBCA ... introduce a drug in the brain by temporally opening the BBB; pharmacologically-based strategy to increase permeability of drugs to the BBB through the modification of molecular features of drugs;...
... al., 1997; Lu and Low, 2002] Proof of concept of the folic acid-mediated targeting systems has been obtained with the deliveryof drugs and liposomes to a variety of cancer cells [Leamon and Low, ... model drug in the development of targeting drugdelivery platforms [Kalra and Campbell, 2006; Sun et al., 2006; Nasongkla et al., 2006] Figure 1-1 Chemical structure of doxorubicin 1.2 Targeted drug ... because of the lack of polarization of these cells Consequently, cancer cells with overexpressed FR are susceptible to folic acid-conjugated drugdelivery systems circulating in the blood [Toffoli...
... the implementation of time varying deliveryof different therapeutics, which is essential for a more effective drugdelivery system The direct deliveryof DNA/portent based drugs into the metabolic ... Microneedles 2.1 Microneedles in Transdermal DrugDelivery Transdermal drugdelivery is an alternative method for deliveryof DNA/protein based drugs These drugs which have sophisticated compounds ... used for local deliveryof other drugs, for example, drugs in anti-restenosis and anti-tumor therapies In transdermal drug delivery, microneedles are designed to painlessly deliver drugs into subcutaneous...
... topical drugdelivery as this is the main focus of the present study I-B1 Advantages and limitations of topical drugdelivery The principal advantage of topical drugdelivery lies in targeting the drug ... topical drugdelivery Transdermal drugdelivery involves transport ofdrug through the skin into the systemic circulation for treatment of disorders remote from the site of application As the drug ... LIST OF FIGURES xiv LIST OF SYMBOLS xix LIST OF EQUATIONS xxiv I INTRODUCTION I-A The human skin I-B Transdermal and topical drugdelivery I- B1 Advantages and limitations of topical drug delivery...
... further innovation ofdrugdelivery systems Figure 1.1: Timeline of nanotechnology-based drugdelivery Reproduced from [13] with permission The nanoscale feature of these drugdelivery systems ... on drugdelivery systems Drugdelivery is defined as the system to dispense a pharmaceutically active compound in the body to attain a therapeutic effect In an extension of free drugs, drugdelivery ... of liposomes changed the face of soft drugdelivery systems, there are problems inundated with the use of liposomal drugdelivery systems Firstly, the preparation of liposomes is a complex procedure...
... the area under the curve of a plot of axis between Concentration of the drug vs the duration of exposure to the drug and is used here to provide consistency in the design of the control groups with ... matrix, control of the rate of polymer degradation can be achieved thereby changing rate of release of the drug Our study focuses on developing controlled releases implants in the form of discs for ... pressure quench and rapid solidification of drug- polymer melt This thesis presents a step-by-step approach in the analysis of the use of foams for controlled release of Paclitaxel as implants within...
... of standard The acceptable range for the variation of retention time was less than 5% 3.2.8 Calculation of the number ofdrug molecules (MacDiarmid et al., 2007b) The number of molecules ofdrug ... biochemical drugs constitute novel delivery vehicles, capable of being targeted to specific cells Because of the benefits of delivering chemotherapeutics drugs for cancer treatment, the practice of synthesizing ... therapy of cancer (Alexis et al., 2010) 2.1.3.2 Tumor-targeted drugdelivery nanoparticles In recent years, the rapid advent of nanotechnology has stimulated the development of many novel drug delivery...
... mass of drug- loaded microgels Lref reference parameter Mt absolute cumulative amount ofdrug released at time t M∞ absolute cumulative amount ofdrug released at time t=∞ R mean radius of dry ... 4.3.3 Effect of effective crosslink density 51 - iii - Table of Contents 4.3.4 Effect of initial polymer volume fraction 54 Chapter Transient Model Development for Simulation ofDrugDelivery from ... simulation of the swelling equilibrium of temperature-sensitive hydrogels with fixed charges 1.2.2 Microgel-based drugdelivery system In development of bioengineering and biotechnology, one of studies...
... for DrugDelivery Systems Drugdelivery systems modify the kinetics or the location of the escape of the drug from the medicine Tables 15.1 and 15.2 provide generic reasons for using drugdelivery ... terms of duration of clinical use and Table 15.1 Use of a drugdelivery system for kinetic control Dissolution ofdrug is too slow Drug and/or formulation is physically removed from the site of ... polyanhydride-based delivery system of the drug, 5-nitrourea, that concentrates the drug at the site of the tumor In contrast to Zoladex, Gliadel provides local deliveryof a toxic drug that must...
... Purification, transformation and clearance of: – – – – – ammonia bilirubin hormones drugs toxins LIVER FUNCTIONS • Regulation of: – glucose – cholesterol • Storage of: – – – – – – glucose fat-soluble ... • The success of pediatric liver transplantation has made the recognition of the importance of nutritional support in the pretransplant period imperative to optimize the success of the transplant ... correlate with the degree of vitamin or trace mineral deficiency or the degree of hepatic dysfunction Nutritional Assessment of the Child with Liver Disease • A number of obstacles complicate the...