Drug targeting technology : physical, chemical, biological methods / edited by Hans Schreier.

New York : Marcel Dekker, [2001], ©2001.

x, 294 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

pt. 1. Physical targeting approaches. Enteric targeting through enteric coating -- New experimental coating material for colon-specific drug delivery -- Pharmacokinetic considerations in the design of pulmonary drug delivery sysystems for gluccocorticoids -- Lipid-based formulations for oral administration: opportunities for bioavailability enchancement and lipoprotein targeting of lipophilic drugs -- Topical application of drugs: mechanisms involved in chemical enhancement -- pt. 2. Chemical targeting approaches. Drug targeting by retrometabolic design: soft drugs and chemical delivery systems -- Neoglyco- and neopeptide albumins for cell-specific delivery of drugs to chronically diseases livers -- pt. 3. Biological targeting approaches. Gene delivery with artificial viral envelopes -- Evolution of viral liposomes: improvements and applications -- Targeting of viral vectors for cancer gene therapy.