Chapter
Responsive polymers for drug delivery
Abstract
Advances in medicine have allowed the development of pharmaceuticals to treat a plethora of diseases. Despite these improvements, it is becoming clear that the methods used to deliver these drugs needs to improve in order to target these diseases more efficiently. Therefore, new technologies are needed to deliver these drugs with greater specificity and in response to changes in the disease. One way to deliver drugs more effectively is to …
Authors
Lee B-J; Paterson SM; Sheardown H
Book title
Therapeutic Delivery Methods: A Concise Overview of Emerging Areas
Pagination
pp. 66-78
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Publication Date
November 2013
DOI
10.4155/ebo.13.312