Drug Delivery: Principles And Applications, Second Edition

Following its successful predecessor, this book covers the fundamentals, delivery routes and vehicles, and practical applications of drug delivery. In the 2nd edition, almost all chapters from the previous are retained and updated and several new chapters added to make a more complete resource and reference.

‧ Helps readers understand progress in drug delivery research and applications
‧ Updates and expands coverage to reflect advances in materials for delivery vehicles, drug delivery approaches, and therapeutics
‧ Covers recent developments including transdermal and mucosal delivery, lymphatic system delivery, theranostics
‧ Adds new chapters on nanoparticles, controlled drug release systems, theranostics, protein and peptide drugs, and biologics delivery

Binghe Wang, PhD, is Professor and Chair of the Department of Chemistry at Georgia State University as well as Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar in Drug Discovery. He is Editor-in-Chief of the journal Medicinal Research Reviews, Series Editor for the Wiley Series in Drug Discovery and Development, and editor of 4 books.

Longqin Hu, PhD, is a Professor and Director of the Graduate Program in Medicinal Chemistry at Rutgers University. His research has been funded by grants from the National Institutes of Health, the American Cancer Society, Department of Defense Medical Research Programs, the State of New Jersey Commission of Cancer Research, and Pardee Foundation.

Teruna Siahaan, PhD, is a Professor and Associate Chair of the Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry at the University of Kansas. In addition to co-editing the first edition ofDrug Delivery, he has written almost 200 journal papers and book chapters.