Controlled Release in Oral Drug Delivery provides focus on specific topics complementing other
books in the initial CRS series. Each chapter sets the context for the inventions described and
describe the latitude that the inventions allow. In order to provide some similar look to each
chapter the coverage includes the historical overview candidate drugs factors influencing
design and development formulation and manufacturing and delivery system design. This volume
was written along three main sections: the relevant anatomy and physiology a discussion on
candidates for oral drug delivery and the major three groups of controlled release systems:
diffusion control (swelling and inert matrices) environmental control (pH sensitive coatings
time control enzymatic control pressure control) and finally lipidic systems.
