Download or read book Polymers in Drug Delivery written by Ijeoma F. Uchegbu and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2006-05-19 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Together, the nano explosion and the genomic revolution are ushering in a new frontier in drug delivery. In recent years we've seen how polymers can play a crucial role in controlling the rate of drug release, enhancing solubility and uptake, and limiting degradation and toxicity. In the very near future, they may well be used to deliver gene thera