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: either BIOL 200, CHEM E 355, or M E 411; CHEM 237 or CHEM 257; and BIOEN 335 or CHEM E 330; recommended: understanding of pH; pKa; alcohols; esters; carboxylic acids; and amines. Offered: jointly with BIOEN 491.