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Lipospheres in Drug Targets and Delivery: Approaches, Methods, and Applications


by Claudio Nastruzzi

List Price: $199.95
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Sales Rank: 2256525
Studio: CRC
Binding: Hardcover
Number Of Pages: 184
Publication Date: June 15, 2004
Publisher: CRC


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Lipophilic drug carriers such as lipospheres and lipid nanoparticles can modify the in vivo distribution of associated substances. They can therefore be used to improve the therapeutic index of drugs by increasing their efficacy and/or reducing their toxicity. If the delivery systems are carefully designed, lipospheres can help to overcome the delivery problems posed by new classes of active molecules, such as peptides, proteins, genes, and oligonucleotides. They may also extend the therapeutic potential of established drugs. With these powerful abilities, lipid-based nano- and microparticulate carriers are becoming an increasingly important weapon in the pharmaceutical arsenal. Lipospheres in Drug Targets and Delivery: Approaches, Methods, and Applications presents an overview of the most recent applications of lipid-based nano- and microparticulate carriers in the fields of medicine and biotechnology. It includes chapters on preparation, characterization, and delivery of lipospheres; liposphere based vaccines; therapeutic applications to different systems, and suggestions for further research. With numerous illustrations, tables, and photographs, this book describes procedures for specific applications and biological systems and presents lipospheres as a technical solution to various problems associated with the controlled release of biochemicals. Written for researchers in medicine and life science, pharmaceutics, and biotechnology, this book provides in-depth coverage of an important topic in biochemistry, molecular biology, and drug development.
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