Therapeutic Drug Delivery Systems

3 credits

Introduces the principles, strategies, and materials in controlled drug delivery systems. Covers fundamentals of drug delivery, including physiology, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics, drug diffusion and permeation, and biologics. Discusses biomaterials for drug delivery and controlled release strategies for various delivery routes. Includes guest lectures on special topics in industry. Prerequisite: coursework in cell biology (BIOL 200 or equivalent); organic chemistry or biochemistry (either CHEM 237, CHEM 257, or equivalent); and mass transport phenomena (either BIOEN 335, CHEM E 330, or equivalent); recommended: understanding of pH; pKa; alcohols; esters; carboxylic acids; and amines.