Nanotechnology for Oral Drug Delivery: From Concept to Applications (Paperback)

1. Oral drug delivery: overview 2. Organization of the gastrointestinal tract and barriers to oral drug delivery 3. Intestinal permeability 4. Nanomaterials for oral drug administration 5. Size and shape of particulate carriers for oral drug delivery 6. The importance of controlled drug release 7. Functionalized materials 8. Microfluidics as a tool to develop robust and reproducible drug delivery systems 9. Spray-drying for the formulation of oral drug delivery systems 10. Targeted systems for increased transport of orally administered drugs 11. Mucoadhesive and mucus-penetrating polymers for drug delivery 12. Ion-exchange approaches as promising technique to successfully delivery oral administered drugs 13. Buccal drug delivery 14. In vitro testing of particles aimed at oral administration 15. In vivo testing of orally administered nanoparticles 16. Clinical trials in oral drug delivery 17. Safety, toxicity and regulatory aspects 18. Industrial perspectives and future of oral drug delivery