Functional Materials in Biomedical Applications by Costas Dem... - 9789814968652

Functional Materials in Biomedical ApplicationsAuthor(s): Costas Demetzos, Natassa Pippa, Nikolaos Naziris\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Jenny Stanford Publishing, Singapore\nImprint: Jenny Stanford Publishing\nISBN-13: 9789814968652, 978-9814968652\nSynopsis\nThis book presents modern trends that regard the utilization of advanced functional materials for the development of innovative pharmaceuticals. Such materials include classes of lipids, polymers, proteins, and peptides, as well as inorganic materials, which find application in nanomedicinal products, drug delivery systems, medical devices, biotechnological products, and several other technologies. These products are promising for the therapy and diagnosis of diseases. Special attention is given to the available analytical techniques utilized for the evaluation of materials, their interactions, and their properties as well as the functionality of the final pharmaceutical forms. In addition, scale-up opportunities and limitation.