Description du livre
Advances in biotechnology have provided scientists with anincreasing number of biopharmaceuticals such as novel peptide andprotein drugs as well as nucleic acid based drugs for gene therapy.However, successful delivery of these biopharmaceuticals is a majorchallenge because their molecular properties lead to poor physicaland chemical stability in the body and limited membranepermeability. Therefore researchers are developing a range of newdelivery technologies and materials to enable these new drugs to bedelivered intact to their target sites.
Delivery Technologies forBiopharmaceuticals describes strategies to overcome themain barriers for successful delivery of therapeutic peptides,proteins, and nucleic acid-based drugs or vaccines related to thesite of administration and the target site. Many of the approachesdescribed are reported in formulations in current clinical trialsas well as in marketed products. Contents include:challenges in delivery of biopharmaceuticalsnovel formulation approaches for peptide and proteininjectablesnon-viral chemical vectors and viral technology for delivery ofnucleic acid based drugsimmune response, adjuvants and delivery systems forvaccinesseveral examples of delivery systems for differentbiopharmaceuticalsa critical assessment of delivery technologies forbiopharmaceuticals
Delivery Technologies for Biopharmaceuticals is anessential single-volume introduction to the technologies used byresearchers to ensure efficient delivery of this exciting new classof drugs. It will be of value to researchers and students workingin drug delivery, formulation, biopharmaceuticals, medicinalchemistry, and new materials development.