Microfluidics for Pharmaceutical Applications

Foreword

Section I: Principle of microfluidics

1. Lab-on-a-Chip technology and microfluidics

2. Fluid properties and hydrodynamics of microfluidic systems

3. Diffusion and mixing in microfluidic device

4. Microfluidic production of multicomponent multiple emulsions

Section II: Microfluidics for drug delivery applications

5. Microfabrication and Microfluidic Devices for Drug Delivery

6. Lab-on-a-chip preparation routes for organic nanomaterials for drug delivery

7. Microfluidic mixing and devices for preparing nanoparticulate drug delivery systems

8. Microfluidic production of inorganic nanomaterials for biomedical applications

9. Lab-on-a-chip synthesis of microparticles for drug encapsulation and controlled release

10. Microfluidic technologies for local drug delivery

11. Droplet-based microfluidics for cell encapsulation and delivery

12. Antibody discovery using microfluidic systems

13. Single-cell screening using microfluidic systems

Section III: Microfluidics for analysis and drug delivery

14. Lab-on-a-chip techniques for high throughput proteomics and drug discovery

15. Microfluidics for chemical analysis and sample manipulation for pharmaceutical applications

Section IV: Future prospective and commercialization of microfluidic techniques

16. Future of microfluidics in research and in the market

Microfluidics for Pharmaceutical Applications: From Nano/Micro Systems Fabrication to Controlled Drug Delivery is a concept-orientated reference that features case studies on utilizing microfluidics for drug delivery applications. It is a valuable learning reference on microfluidics for drug delivery applications and assists practitioners developing novel drug delivery platforms using microfluidics. It explores advances in microfluidics for drug delivery applications from different perspectives, covering device fabrication, fluid dynamics, cutting-edge microfluidic technology in the global drug delivery industry, lab-on-chip nano/micro fabrication and drug encapsulation, cell encapsulation and delivery, and cell- drug interaction screening.

These microfluidic platforms have revolutionized the drug delivery field, but also show great potential for industrial applications.

• Presents detailed coverage on the fabrication of novel drug delivery systems with desired characteristics, such as uniform size, Janus particles, and particular or combined responsiveness
• Includes a variety of case studies that explain principles
• Focuses on commercialization, cost, safety, society and educational issues of microfluidic applications, showing how microfluidics is used in the real world

This book will be suitable for Masters and PhD students and for those in the industry.

In addition, the book should appeal to a segment of academic scientists at all levels, from graduate students to professors, who work in related fields.