Recent advances in drug delivery systems: Edited by J. M. Anderson and S. W. Kim. 387pp. 1984. Plenum Press, New York. US$65

Abstract

Topical Delivery of Antiviral Agents: InVivo/InVitro Correlations.- Biological Evaluation of Soluble Synthetic Polymers as Drug Carriers.- Tissue Responses to Drug Delivery Systems.- Synthesis of Tailor-Made Soluble Polymeric Drug Carriers.- New Oligomers and Polymers as Drug Carriers.- Synthesis, Characterization and Antitumor Activity of Macromolecular Prodrugs of Adriamycin.- Zero Order Drug Release from Bioerodible Polymers.- Self Regulating Insulin Delivery System - A Chemical Approach.- Antithrombotic Agent Releasing Polymers.- Polymer Coated Liposomes for Drug Delivery to Target Specific Organs.- Alternative Approaches to Oral Controlled Drug Delivery: Bioadhesives and In-Situ Systems.- Development of Encapsulated Antibiotics for Topical Administration to Wounds.- Albumin Microspheres for Intraarterial Drug Targeting.- A Bioresponsive Membrane for Insulin Delivery.- Magnetic Microspheres in Drug Delivery.- Drug Release from Matrix Devices.- Controlled Release and Magnetically Modulated Systems for Macromolecules: Recent Advances.- Hydrogel Drug Delivery Systems Physical and Ionogenic Drug Carriers.- Release of Bioactive Agents from Swellable Polymers: Theory and Experiments.- Polymeric Pseudolatex Dispersions as a New Topical Drug Delivery System.- Transdermal Drug Delivery from a Solid State Hydrophilic Reservoir System.- Sintered Polymers for Sustained Macromolecular Drug Release.- Noninvasive Monitoring of the In Vivo Release Characteristics of Rectal Drug Delivery Devices.- Technical Considerations for Advanced Drug Delivery Systems.- Insulin Delivery at Variable Rates from a Controlled Release Micropump.- Microsealed Drug Delivery Systems: Theoretical Aspects and Biomedical Assessments.- Contributors.