tailieunhanh - Modified-Release Drug Delivery Technology

For over 50 years, interest has been expressed in optimizing drug therapy through delivery system design. For many years this revolved around incorporating drugs into erodible or inert polymers, which then acted as platforms for controlled release, an approach that has been well reviewed in the literature. In more recent times there has been a move away from simply formulating drugs into erodible or inert polymers toward the design and development of more advanced drug delivery systems that utilize sophisticated designs and manufacturing techniques and rely on novel means for controlling the release of drug from the delivery system | Modified-Release DrugDelivery Technology edited by Michael J. Rathbone InterAg Hamilton New Zealand Jonathan Hadgraft Medway Sciences NRI University of Greenwich Chatham England Michael S. Roberts Princess Alexandria Hospital and University of Queensland Brisbane Queensland Australia MARCEL DEKKER Marcel Dekker Inc. New York Basel Copyright 2002 by Marcel Dekker Inc. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2003 Marcel Dekker Inc. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data A catalog record for this book is available from the Library of Congress. ISBN 0-8247-0869-5 This book is printed on acid-free paper. Headquarters Marcel Dekker Inc. 270 Madison Avenue New York NY 10016 tel 212-696-9000 fax 212-685-4540 Eastern Hemisphere Distribution Marcel Dekker AG Hutgasse 4 Postfach 812 CH-4001 Basel Switzerland tel 41-61-260-6300 fax 41-61-260-6333 World Wide Web http The publisher offers discounts on this book when ordered in bulk quantities. For more information write to Special Sales Professional Marketing at the headquarters address above. Copyright 2003 by Marcel Dekker Inc. All Rights Reserved. Neither this book nor any part may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical including photocopying microfilming and recording or by any information storage and retrieval system without permission in writing from the publisher. Current printing last digit 10 987654321 PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Copyright 2003 Marcel Dekker Inc. To my daughter Jenna . Copyright 2003 Marcel Dekker .