Handbook of Polyester Drug Delivery Systems

Chapter 1

Overview of Synthesis of Functional Polyesters

Stanislaw Slomkowski

Pages: 1

Chapter 2

Biodegradable Fatty Acid Polyesters

Konda Reddy Kunduru, Arijit Basu, and Abraham J. Domb

Pages: 33

Chapter 3

Enzymatically Synthesized Polyesters for Drug Delivery

Shengfan Lu, Jianxun Ding, Jinjin Chen, Wei Wang, Xiuli Zhuang, and Xuesi Chen

Pages: 61

Chapter 4

Overview of Methods of Making Polyester Nano- and Microparticulate Systems for Drug Delivery

Nadim Ahamad, Dadi A. Srinivasa Rao, and Dhirendra S. Katti

Pages: 81

Chapter 5

Electrospun Biodegradable Polyester Micro-/Nanofibers for Drug Delivery and Their Clinical Applications

Xin Zhao, Divia Hobson, Zhi Yuan (William) Lin, and Wenguo Cui

Pages: 125

Chapter 6

Overview of Polylactide-co-Glycolide Drug Delivery Systems

Hongkee Sah

Pages: 159

Chapter 7

Overview of Polycaprolactone-Based Drug Delivery System

Aurelio Salerno

Pages: 187

Chapter 8

Engineered PLGA Nanosystems for Enhanced Blood Compatibility

Y. M.Thasneem and Chandra P. Sharma

Pages: 213

Chapter 9

Peroral Polyester Drug Delivery Systems

Matilde Durán-Lobato, Maria Ángeles Holgado, Josefa Álvarez-Fuentes, José L. Arias, Mercedes Fernández-Arévalo, and Lucía Martín-Banderas

Pages: 243

Chapter 10

Overview of Polyester Nanosystems for Nasal Administration

Imran Vhora, Sushilkumar Patil, Hinal Patel, Jitendra Amrutiya, Rohan Lalani, and Ambikanandan Misra

Pages: 291

Chapter 11

Polyester Particles for Drug Delivery to the Skin: Local and Systemic Applications

Ana Luiza S. Aguillera Forte, Ana Melero, Ruy C. Ruver Beck, and Claus-Michael Lehr

Pages: 353

Chapter 12

Aliphatic Polyester Protein Drug Delivery Systems

Brian Amsden

Pages: 379

Chapter 13

Biodegradable Polyester-Based Multi-Compartmental Delivery Systems for Oral Nucleic Acid Therapy

Husain Attarwala and Mansoor Amiji

Pages: 417

Chapter 14

PLGA Nano- and Microparticles for VEGF Delivery

Teresa Simon-Yarza, Paula Diaz-Herraez, Simon Pascual-Gil, Elisa Garbayo, Felipe Prosper, and Maria J. Blanco-Prieto

Pages: 445

Chapter 15

Polyester Nano- and Microsystems for Vaccine Delivery

Rajeev Sharma, Nishi Mody, Surbhi Dubey, Udita Agrawal, and Suresh P. Vyas

Pages: 479

Chapter 16

Mucosal Immunization Using Polyester-Based Particulate Systems

Diana Gaspar, Carina Peres, Helena Florindo, and António J. Almeida

Pages: 521

Chapter 17

Aliphatic Polyester Micro- and Nanosystems for Treating HIV, Tuberculosis, and Malaria

Alejandro Sosnik

Pages: 563

Chapter 18

Polyester Nano- and Microtechnologies for Tissue Engineering

Namdev B. Shelke, Matthew Anderson, Sana M. Idrees, Jonathan Nip, Sonia Donde, Xiaojun Yu, Gloria Gronowicz, Sangamesh G. Kumbar

Pages: 595

Chapter 19

Polyester Particles for Curcumin Delivery

Murali M. Yallapu, Meena Jaggi, and Subhash C. Chauhan

Pages: 651

Chapter 20

Polyester Carriers for Enzyme Delivery

Raisa Kiseleva and Alexey Vertegel

Pages: 675