Polymer Therapeutics I: Polymers as Drugs, Conjugates and Gene Delivery Systems (Advances in Polymer Science)

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Presents recent advances in basic research and applications of polymeric delivery systems. Examines preparation and properties of biodegradable and other polymer delivery systems. Stimulates new ideas for the application of polymeric drug delivery technology to cosmetics, foods, pharmaceuticals, and pesticide systems.

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Polymers in Drug Delivery

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ASIN: 0849325331

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In recent years there has been an explosion in the use of polymers to solve various biomedical problems. Polymers play a crucial role in controlling drug release rate, enhancing drug solubility and uptake, and limiting drug degradation and toxicity. Polymers in Drug Delivery is a state-of-the-art documentation and review of all areas in which polymers are used in drug delivery, including hydrogels, soluble polymer drug conjugates, polymeric vesicles and micelles, microspheres, nanoparticles, polymeric in tissue engineering, and more. It is a readily accessible volume suitable for drug delivery scientists and as reading for advanced pharmaceutics students and others new to the field.

Biomaterials for Delivery and Targeting of Proteins and Nucleic Acids

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Biomaterials for Delivery and Targeting of Proteins and Nucleic Acids

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ASIN: 0849323347

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Newcomers to the field of biopharmaceuticals require an understanding of the basic principles and underlying methodology involved in developing protein- and nucleic acid-based therapies for genetic and acquired diseases. Biomaterials for Delivery and Targeting of Proteins and Nucleic Acids introduces the principles of polymer science and chemistry, as well as the basic biology required for understanding how biomaterials can be used as drug-delivery vehicles. No book to date combines a discussion of high-tech biomaterials-based delivery of protein and nucleic acid drugs with the pharmaceutical or biocompatibility aspects. Featuring contributions from leading experts from around the world, this text discusses physiochemical parameters used for design, development, and evaluation of biotechnological dosage forms for delivery of proteins, peptides, oligonucleotides, and genes. The authors also present biological barriers to extravasation and cellular uptake of proteins and nucleic acids. Combining an introduction to biomaterial delivery with the latest developments in the field, this is a valuable reference for both the novice student and the practicing scientist on delivery of biomaterials, on biomedical polymers, and on polymer therapeutics. Understanding these core fundamentals is critical to moving on to more advanced study.

Surfactants and Polymers in Drug Delivery (Drugs and the Pharmaceutical Science, 122)

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Surfactants and Polymers in Drug Delivery (Drugs and the Pharmaceutical Science, 122)

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ASIN: 0824708040

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This reference features the latest findings surrounding the physicochemical aspects of surfactant and polymer systems to facilitate the design and understanding of novel and advanced drug delivery formulations. It covers the basics of surfactant and polymer surface activity and self-assembly, the various types of structures formed by such compounds, and how they may be used in drug delivery. It also discusses solubilization of drugs in micellar systems, liquid crystalline phases formed by PEO-PPO-PEO block copolymers and other copolymers and surfactants, triggered drug-release from liposome formulations, microemulsions formed by ionic and nonionic surfactants, and much more.

Intelligent Materials for Controlled Release (Acs Symposium Series)

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Intelligent Materials for Controlled Release (Acs Symposium Series)
Steven M. Dinh , John DeNuzzio , and Ann Comfort
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ASIN: 0841235953

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This volume examines recent developments in the use of intelligent materials and systems for drug delivery. Controlled release technology is moving from being a simple carrier of active agents to becoming a powerful and flexible method that permits subtle modulation of the delivery profile based on the needs of the biological host. The chapters collected here cover recent advances in materials with responsive properties, novel concepts in controlled release technology, new applications, and microanalytical techniques for rapid and accurate measurements of small samples.

Advances in Controlled Delivery of Drugs

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Advances in Controlled Delivery of Drugs
Melvyn Kohudic
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ASIN: 1566761948

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The development of improved methods of drug delivery has received significant attention over the last two decades. Most important is a non-toxic level of the drug at a particular body organ or body locale. To reach this goal, many variations of controlled release have been researched worldwide. This edited volume of papers from the Journal of Biomaterials Applications details many exciting technical advances in controlled release drug delivery systems. Some of the important developments described in the book include implantable delivery systems, delivery of topical drugs, and ultrasonic drug delivery.

Biomedical Polymers and Polymer Therapeutics

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Biomedical Polymers and Polymer Therapeutics

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ASIN: 0306464721

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Proceedings of the Third International Symposium on Frontiers in Biomedical Polymers including Polymer Therapeutics: From Laboratory to Clinical Practice, held May 23-27, 1999, in Shiga, Japan.
This book focuses on the progress and unique discoveries in the interdisciplinary scientific and technological area of biomedical application of polymers. The topics include polymeric materials for biomedical and pharmaceutical applications, as well as polymeric materials in therapeutics.

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"The book focuses on the latest developments in the biomedical application of polymers, and is divided into three parts. The first on biomedical polymers and polymer therapeutics, the second on polymers in diagnosis and vaccination, and the third on polymers in gene therapy. This book would be of interest to scientists and practitioners working in the field of biomedical application of polymers."

Biorelated Polymers and Gels: Controlled Release and Applications in Biomedical Engineering (Series in Polymers, Interfaces, and Biomaterials)

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Biorelated Polymers and Gels: Controlled Release and Applications in Biomedical Engineering (Series in Polymers, Interfaces, and Biomaterials)
Teruo Okano
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This book is intended to bring basic researchers, biomedical engineers, and industrial scientists up-to-date with new developments in polymers and gels. It describes the physics and chemistry underlying polymer gel phase transitions, polymer structural changes used to control biointerfactual behavior, and intelligent polymer materials which are stimuli-responsive. Biorelated Polymers and Gels provides a resource-rich discussion of the applications and potentialfor these technologies.

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Polymeric Delivery Systems (Midland Macromolecular Monographs, V. 5)

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Polymeric Delivery Systems (Midland Macromolecular Monographs, V. 5)
Midland Macromolecular Meeting 1976 , and Robert J. Kostelnik
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This book presents a quantitative treatment of the theory and natural variations of light stable isotopes. It discusses isotope distribution in the context of fractionation processes, thermodynamics, mass conservation, exchange kinetics, and diffusion theory, and includes more than 100 original equations. The theoretical principles are illustrated with natural examples that emphasize oxygen and hydrogen isotope variations in natural waters, terrestrial and extraterrestrial rocks, and hydrothermal systems. New data on meteoric precipitation, rivers, springs, formation fluids, and hydrothermal systems are included in relation to various natural phenomena. Essentially, this book seeks to reconnect the diverse phenomenological observations of isotope distribution to the quantitative theories of physical chemistry and the language of differential equations. It may serve as a textbook for advanced students, as a research reference, or as a quick source of information. The book is organized into five chapters, each followed by suggested quantitative problems and a short reference list. The three theoretical chapters progress from an elementary review of the physical chemistry of stable isotopes, to the thermodynamics of isotopic compounds, and finally to the calculation of isotope distribution in dynamic systems. The third and fifth chapters emphasize oxygen and hydrogen isotope variations in Earth's hydrosphere and lithosphere, constituting the most important examples of the theoretical principles. Appendices provide data on atomic weights of light elements, physical constants, mathematical relationships, and isotopic fractionation factors.

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Fitting concentration data with stable distributions : (Dissertation)

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Fitting concentration data with stable distributions : (Dissertation)
Shireen G. Rishmawi
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One-Dimensional Stable Distributions (Translations of Mathematical Monographs)

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One-Dimensional Stable Distributions (Translations of Mathematical Monographs)
V. M. Zolotarev
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This is the first book specifically devoted to a systematic exposition of the essential facts known about the properties of stable distributions. In addition to its main focus on the analytic properties of stable laws, the book also includes examples of the occurrence of stable distributions in applied problems and a chapter on the problem of statistical estimation of the parameters determining stable laws. A valuable feature of the book is the author's use of several formally different ways of expressing characteristic functions corresponding to these laws.

Probability in Banach Spaces: Stable and Infinitely Divisible Distributions

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Probability in Banach Spaces: Stable and Infinitely Divisible Distributions
Werner Linde
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Stable Processes and Related Topics (Progress in Probability & Statistics)

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Stable Processes and Related Topics (Progress in Probability & Statistics)

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Chance and Stability, Stable Distributions and Their Applications (Modern Probability and Statistics) (Modern Probability and Statistics)

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Chance and Stability, Stable Distributions and Their Applications (Modern Probability and Statistics) (Modern Probability and Statistics)
Vladimir V. Uchaikin , and V. M. Zolotarev
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Interesting!.......2001-02-08

In Russian it probably is a really great book, but the translation is so poor that I can only guess it. Besides, there are too many misprints. The Index is poor indeed.

Changes in the chemical composition of water-extractable organic matter during composting: Distribution between stable and labile organic matter pools [An article from: Chemosphere]

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Changes in the chemical composition of water-extractable organic matter during composting: Distribution between stable and labile organic matter pools [An article from: Chemosphere]
D. Said-Pullicino , K. Kaiser , G. Guggenberger , and Gig
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This digital document is a journal article from Chemosphere, published by Elsevier in 2007. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Media Library immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Aerobic decomposition and stabilization of organic matter during the composting of waste materials is primarily due to the biochemical transformation of water-soluble compounds in the liquid phase by the microbial biomass. For this reason water-soluble organic matter represents the most active fraction of compost, both biologically and chemically, and thus should directly reflect the biochemical alteration of organic matter. This work aims to elucidate the microbial-mediated processes responsible for the distribution of soluble organic matter between stable and labile pools with composting time. Accordingly, chemical analysis as well as UV absorption, and ^1H and ^1^3C-NMR spectroscopy of samples collected during the industrial composting of urban waste revealed microbial induced transformation of water-extractable organic matter over time. The chemical composition changed from labile, hydrophilic, plant-derived organic compounds in the beginning to predominately stable, hydrophobic moieties comprising lignin-derived phenols and microbially-derived carbohydrates at later stages of composting.

Collembolan trophic preferences determined using fatty acid distributions and compound-specific stable carbon isotope values [An article from: Soil Biology and Biochemistry]

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Collembolan trophic preferences determined using fatty acid distributions and compound-specific stable carbon isotope values [An article from: Soil Biology and Biochemistry]
P.M. Chamberlain , I.D. Bull , H.I.J. Black , and Ineson
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This digital document is a journal article from Soil Biology and Biochemistry, published by Elsevier in 2006. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Media Library immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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The trophic preferences of soil invertebrates such as Collembola are often determined by the analysis of gut contents, or through visual observations of the location of individuals. As an alternative approach, two species of Collembola, Folsomia candida and Proisotoma minuta, were offered a choice of the soil fungus Cladosporium cladosporioides or the bacterial feeding nematode Panagrellus redivivus; each exhibited distinct fatty acid profiles and stable carbon isotopic compositions. Over 21 days, the fatty acids i15:0, i17:0, 18:1(n-7) and 18:2(n-6) all increased in abundance in both collembolan species consistent with direct routing from the nematode dietary choice which contained a high concentration of these components. Collembolan fatty acid @d^1^3C values increased by between 5.7 and 21.6%% over 21 days reflecting those of the nematode diet. Therefore, both fatty acid profiles and @d^1^3C values were consistent with a strong feeding preference of F. candida and P. minuta for the nematodes over the offered fungi. In fact, neither collembolan species consumed any detectable amount of C. cladosporioides. Comparison of the @d^1^3C values of the 16:0 and 18:0 fatty acids (which are biosynthesised by the Collembola as well as directly incorporated from the diet) and the 16:1(n-7) and 18:2(n-6) components (which are not biosynthesised by the Collembola) demonstrated that the input of distinct pools of C can lead to large shifts in @d^1^3C values between diet and consumer. The fatty acids that were not biosynthesised by Collembola better reflected the @d^1^3C values of the diet helping to differentiate between biosynthesised and directly incorporated compounds; an important prerequisite in the interpretation of compound-specific @d^1^3C values in trophic behaviour tests. The combination of fatty acid distributions and @d^1^3C values is a significant improvement on traditional methods of examining feeding preferences, since it determines directly the assimilated dietary carbon rather than relying on indirect observations, such as the proximity of individuals to a defined food source. ource.

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