Fabrication of micro/nanoparticles of drugs for pharmaceutical applications

• Main Author: Kakran, Mitali
• Other Authors: Li Lin
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Nanotechnology
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/52460
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Many drugs are of very poor water solubility, so they tend to be eliminated from the gastrointestinal tract before they could be absorbed into the blood circulation. This results in low bioavailability and poor dose proportionality, and therefore leads to an overall inefficient treatment for the pat...