SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology A Review of Biomaterials and Their Applications in Drug Delivery - Hamid Reza Rezaie Mohammadhossein Esnaashary Abolfazl Aref arjmand Andreas Öchsner Kartoniert (TB)

This book reviews drug delivery systems as mechanisms to introduce therapeutic agents into the body to help or improve tissue function and examines different drug delivery systems applied in various organs. To date polymeric systems ceramic particles or composites have been used in different applications such as injectable coatings of implants scaffolds or implantable devices. Such systems should be able to retain the therapeutic agent and release it in uniform amounts at a specific time.