Description
This module will consider in detail the use of polymers in drug delivery systems. It will first revise some fundamental concepts in drug delivery, before covering key aspects of polymer chemistry (synthesis and characterization). It will then describe the properties of polymer/drug composites, their characterization, and effects on drug solubility, release rates and mechanisms. The module will finish with discussion of some leading contemporary polymer-based drug delivery systems, and consider the likely future direction of this field.
List of lectures:
- Introduction to polymers in drug delivery
- Polymer chemistry
- Polymer-drug composites
- Drug release from polymer composites
- Characterisation of polymer-drug composites
- Practical session: Characterisation of polymer-drug composites
- Fast-dissolving polymer formulations
- Modified release formulations
- Implantable polymer devices for peptide delivery
- Future formulations
Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year
Last updated
This module description was last updated on 19th August 2024.
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