Drug-Device Combination Products: Delivery Technologies and Applications

Drug delivery systems represent a vast area of research and development within biomaterials and medicine and the demand for sophisticated drug delivery devices continues to drive novel product development. This book illustrates how effective drug delivery can be achieved by means other than tablets. Written by an international team of experts, this book provides a thorough analysis of the fundamentals, applications, and new technologies of drug-device combination products for use throughout the human body. Topics featured include background information, areas of application and the development of drug device combination products.