Delivery Technologies for Biopharmaceuticals: Peptides, Proteins, Nucleic Acids and Vaccines
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Lene Jorgensen (Contributor) Hanne Morck Nielson (Contributor)
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Advances in biotechnology have provided scientists with an increasing number of biopharmaceuticals such as novel peptide and protein drugs as well as nucleic acid based drugs for gene therapy. However, successful delivery of these biopharmaceuticals is a major challenge because their molecular properties lead to poor physical and chemical stability in the body and limited membrane permeability. Therefore researchers are developing a range of new delivery technologies and materials to enable these new drugs to be delivered intact to their target sites. Delivery Technologies for Biopharmaceuticals describes strategies to overcome the main barriers for successful delivery of therapeutic peptides, proteins, and nucleic acid-based drugs or vaccines related to the site of administration and the target site. Many of the approaches described are reported in formulations in current clinical trials as well as in marketed products. Contents include:
challenges in delivery of biopharmaceuticals
novel formulation approaches for peptide and protein injectables
non-viral chemical vectors and viral technology for delivery of nucleic acid based drugs
immune response, adjuvants and delivery systems for vaccines
several examples of delivery systems for different biopharmaceuticals
a critical assessment of delivery technologies for biopharmaceuticals
Delivery Technologies for Biopharmaceuticals is an essential single-volume introduction to the technologies used by researchers to ensure efficient delivery of this exciting new class of drugs. It will be of value to researchers and students working in drug delivery, formulation, biopharmaceuticals, medicinal chemistry, and new materials development.
About the Author
Lene Jorgensen, Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmaceutics and Analytical Chemistry, the Faculty of Pharmaceutics, Copenhagen University. Hanne Moerck Nielsen, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutics and Analytical Chemistry, the Faculty of Pharmaceutics, Copenhagen University.
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- Contributor: Lene Jorgensen
- Imprint: John Wiley & Sons Inc
- ISBN13: 9780470723388
- Number of Pages: 442
- Packaged Dimensions: 176x250x29mm
- Packaged Weight: 879
- Format: Hardback
- Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Release Date: 2009-11-20
- Binding: Hardback
- Biography: Lene Jorgensen, Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmaceutics and Analytical Chemistry, the Faculty of Pharmaceutics, Copenhagen University. Hanne Moerck Nielsen, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutics and Analytical Chemistry, the Faculty of Pharmaceutics, Copenhagen University.
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