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BIOcoretheorySem 3

BIOMATERIALS AND DRUG DELIVERY

BIO 4405

Syllabus

  • 01Properties of materials & classes of materials used in Medicine
  • 02Host reaction to biomaterials and their evaluation
  • 03Testing biomaterials
  • 04Degradation of materials in the biological environment
  • 05Application of materials in medicine & dentistry
  • 06Implants & devices
  • 07Basics of artificial organs
  • 08Introduction to drug administration and drug effectiveness
  • 09Diffusion and drug dispersion
  • 10Diffusion in biological systems
  • 11Drug permeation through biological barriers
  • 12Drug transport by fluid motion
  • 13Pharmacokinetics of drug distribution
  • 14Drug delivery systems: drug modification
  • 15Controlled drug delivery systems
  • 16Some case studies in drug delivery

References

  • Drug Delivery, W. Mark Saltzman, Oxford University Press, 2001
  • Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Gary Walsh, Wiley Publication
  • Buddy Ratner, Allan Hoffman, Frederick Schoen, Jack Lemon. Biomaterial Science: An introduction to materials in medicine, Academic press, Elsevier publication, (3e), 2012
  • Joon Park, Lakes R.S. Biomaterials: An Introduction, Springer publication, (3e), 2007
  • Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, K. Sambhamurthy and AshutoshKar, Newage International Pvt Ltd Publisher, 2016
Credits Structure
3Lecture
0Tutorial
0Practical
3Total