Colloid Stability and Application in Pharmacy: 03 (Colloids and Interface Science) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 3527314636 ISBN 13: 9783527314638

Publisher: Wiley-VCH, 2007

Synopsis

Bridging academic research and industrial applications, this is the first modern approach to relate fundamental research to the applied science of colloids. Edited by the 'l'eminence grise' on this topic and written by the top scientists in the field, this text examines the role of colloid and interface science in pharmacy, as well as pharmaceutical formulations and drug delivery. It then goes on to treat pharmaceutical suspensions and emulsions, including multiple emulsions, as well as liposomes and the role of nanotechnology in drug delivery. A final section is devoted to the hot topic of stem cell research.
For surface and pharmaceutical chemists, physicochemists, chemical engineers and those working in the pharmaceutical industry.

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About the Author

After finishing his PhD at Alexandria University, Tharwat Tadros was appointed lecturer in Physical Chemistry (1962-1966) at the same University. Between 1966 and 1969, he spent a sabbatical at the Agricultural University of Wageningen and T.N.O in Delft, the Netherlands. Thereafter he worked at I.C.I. and ZENECA until 1994, where he researched various fields of surfactants, emulsions, suspensions, microemulsions, wetting spreading and adhesion, and rheology. During that period he was also appointed visiting professor at Imperial College London, Bristol University and Reading University. In 1992, he was elected President of the International Association of Colloid and Interface Science. Since leaving ZENECA, Dr Tadros has worked as a consultant for various industries and also given several courses in his specialized field. He is the recipient of two medals from the Royal Society of Chemistry in the UK, and has more than 250 scientific papers to his name.

From the Back Cover

Particles of colloidal size are the subject of growing interest because of the many versatile roles they can play -- the better we understand how they function, the more we can use them to our advantage. Colloidal chemistry thus involves a great number of disciplines, including chemistry, physics, materials sciences, and biology. Colloidal and surface systems have tremendous technical importance and nearly all industrial processes involve colloidal systems and/or chemical reactions at surfaces.
Bridging academic research and industrial applications, this is the first modern approach to relate fundamental research to the applied science of colloids. Edited by the 'l'éminence grise' on this topic and written by the top scientists in the field, this text examines the role of colloid and interface science in pharmacy, as well as pharmaceutical formulations and drug delivery. It then goes on to treat pharmaceutical suspensions and emulsions, including multiple emulsions, as well as liposomes and the role of nanotechnology in drug delivery. A final section is devoted to the hot topic of stem cell research.
For surface and pharmaceutical chemists, physicochemists, chemical engineers and those working in the pharmaceutical industry.

From the Inside Flap

Particles of colloidal size are the subject of growing interest because of the many versatile roles they can play -- the better we understand how they function, the more we can use them to our advantage. Colloidal chemistry thus involves a great number of disciplines, including chemistry, physics, materials sciences, and biology. Colloidal and surface systems have tremendous technical importance and nearly all industrial processes involve colloidal systems and/or chemical reactions at surfaces.
Bridging academic research and industrial applications, this is the first modern approach to relate fundamental research to the applied science of colloids. Edited by the 'l'éminence grise' on this topic and written by the top scientists in the field, this text examines the role of colloid and interface science in pharmacy, as well as pharmaceutical formulations and drug delivery. It then goes on to treat pharmaceutical suspensions and emulsions, including multiple emulsions, as well as liposomes and the role of nanotechnology in drug delivery. A final section is devoted to the hot topic of stem cell research.
For surface and pharmaceutical chemists, physicochemists, chemical engineers and those working in the pharmaceutical industry.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley-VCH
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3527314636
• ISBN 13: 9783527314638
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 456
• Editor: Tadros Tharwat F.