Targeting of Drugs with Synthetic Systems

by Gregory Gregoriadis, Judith Senior, George Poste

Targeting of drugs via carrier systems to sites in the body in need of pharmacologic intervention is a rapidly growing area of research in the treatment or prevention of disease. It has evolved from the need to preferentially deliver drugs, enzymes, vitamins, hormones, antigens, etc. to target cells and organs so as to avoid toxicity, waste of drugs through premature secretion or inactivation and at the same time render treatment more convenient and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1468451871
• ISBN13: 9781468451870
• Release Date: November 2012
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 308 Pages
• Weight: 1.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.0" x 10.0"