Novel Drug Delivery Systems for Chinese Medicines

This book describes the essential and cutting-edge concepts based on the frontier of pharmaceutical research in TCM, underlying scientific principles, and current advancements of drug delivery systems for Chinese medicines, including sustained-release drug delivery systems, trans-nasal drug delivery systems, dermal and transdermal drug delivery systems, etc. Novel carriers and emerging technologies (such as 3D printing) are also covered. The book provides readers with an overall picture of drug delivery systems for Chinese medicines and also yields benefits for the pharmaceutical industry with regard to TCM-based drug development.

Introduces the delivery of multi-component natural drugs

Thoroughly examines the opportunities and challenges faced by novel TCM carriers and emerging technologies

Maximizes reader insights into the delivery techniques of Traditional Chinese Medicines