Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Hydrophilic Cellulose Derivatives as Drug Delivery Carriers: Influence of Substitution Type on the Properties of Compressed Matrix Tablets / Carmen Ferrero Rodriguez, Nathalie Bruneau and Jerome Barra / [et al.] -- 2. Poly(Vinyl Alcohol) as a Drug Delivery Carrier / Surya K. Mallapragada and Shannon McCarthy-Schroeder -- 3. Development of Acrylate and Methacrylate Polymer Networks for Controlled Release by Photopolymerization Technology / Robert Scott, Jennifer H. Ward and Nicholas A. Peppas -- 4. Smart Polymers for Controlled Drug Delivery / Joseph Kost and Smadar A. Lapidot -- 5. Complexing Polymers in Drug Delivery / Anthony M. Lowman -- 6. Polylactic and Polyglycolic Acids as Drug Delivery Carriers / Lisa Brannon-Peppas and Michel Vert -- 7. Use of Infrared and Raman Spectroscopy for Characterization of Controlled Release Systems / A. B. Scranton, B. Drescher and E. W. Nelson / [et al.] -- 8. Accurate Models in Controlled Drug Delivery Systems / Balaji Narasimhan -- 9. Drug Release from Swelling-Controlled Systems / Paolo Colombo, Patrizia Santi and Ruggero Bettini / [et al.] -- 10. Superporous Hydrogels as a platform for Oral Controlled Drug Delivery / Jun Chen, Haesun Park and Kinam Park -- 11. Osmotic Implantable Delivery Systems / Cynthia L. Stevenson, Felix Theeuwes and Jeremy C. Wright -- 12. Bioadhesive Controlled Release Systems / Nicholas A. Peppas, Monica D. Little and Yanbin Huang -- 13. Microencapsulation Technology: Interfacial Polymerization Method / A. Atilla Hincal and H. Suheyla Kas -- 14. Nanoparticulate Controlled Release Systems for Cancer Therapy / C. Dubernet, E. Fattal and P. Couvreur -- 15. Microencapsulation Using Coacervation/Phase Separation: An Overview of the Technique and Applications / H. Suheyla Kas and Levent Oner -- 16. Microsphere Preparation by Solvent Evaporation Method / A. Atilla Hincal and Sema Calis -- 17. Nanosuspensions: A Formulation Approach for Poorly Soluble and Poorly Bioavailable Drugs / R. H. Muller, B. H. L. Bohm and M. J. Grau -- 18. Large-Scale Production of Solid Lipid Nanoparticles (SLN) and Nanosuspensions (DissoCubes) / R. H. Muller, A. Dingler and T. Schneppe / [et al.] -- 19. Solid Lipid Nanoparticles (SLN) as a Carrier System for the Controlled Release of Drugs / R. H. Muller, A. Lippacher and S. Gohla -- 20. Stability of Encapsulated Substances in Poly(Lactide-co-Glycolide) Delivery Systems / Steven P. Schwendeman, Anna Shenderova and Gaozhong Zhu / [et al.] -- 21. Development of Polysaccharide Nanoparticles as Novel Drug Carrier Systems / C. Vauthier and P. Couvreur -- 22. An Overview of Controlled Release Systems / S. Venkatraman, N. Davar and A. Chester / [et al.] -- 23. Research and Development Aspects of Oral Controlled-Release Dosage Forms / Yihong Qiu and Guohua Zhang -- 24. A Gastrointestinal Retentive Microparticulate System to Improve Oral Drug Delivery / Y. Kawashima, H. Takeuchi and H. Yamamoto -- 25. In Vitro - In Vivo Correlations in the Development of Solid Oral Controlled Release Dosage Forms / Yihong Qiu, Emil E. Samara and Guoliang Cao -- 26. Gamma Scintigraphy in the Analysis of the Behavior of Controlled Release Systems / C. G. Wilson and N. Washington -- 27. Electrically Assisted Transdermal Delivery of Drugs / Ajay K. Banga -- 28. A Novel Method Based on Artificial Neural Networks for Optimizing Transdermal Drug Delivery Systems / Kozo Takayama and Tsuneji Nagai -- 29. Transdermal Drug Delivery by Skin Electroporation / Tani Chen, Robert Langer and James C. Weaver -- 30. Enhancement of Transdermal Transport Using Ultrasound in Combination with Other Enhancers / Samir Mitragotri, Robert Langer and Joseph Kost -- 31. Electrotransport Systems for Transdermal Delivery: A Practical Implementation of Iontophoresis / Erik R. Scott, J. Bradley Phipps and J. Richard Gyory / [et al.] -- 32. Controlled Release Protein Therapeutics: Effects of Process and Formulation on Stability / Paul A. Burke -- 33. Solid-State Chemical Stability of Peptides and Proteins: Application to Controlled Release Formulations / Elizabeth M. Topp, Yuan Song and Ashley Wilson / [et al.] -- 34. Growth Factor Release from Biodegradable Hydrogels to Induce Neovascularization / Yoshito Ikada and Yasuhiko Tabata -- 35. Biopolymers for Release of Interleukin-2 for Treatment of Cancer / Debra J. Trantolo, Joseph D. Gresser and A. Ganiyu Jimoh / [et al.] -- 36. Osmotic Drug Delivery from Asymmetric Membrane Film-Coated Dosage Forms / Mary Tanya am Ende, Scott M. Herbig and Richard W. Korsmeyer / [et al.] -- 37. Controlled Release Pain Management Systems / Vasif Hasirci, Dilek Sendil and Leonidas C. Goudas / [et al.] -- 38. Biodegradable Systems for Long-Acting Nestorone / Debra J. Trantolo, Donald L. Wise and A. J. Moo-Young / [et al.] -- 39. Preparation and Evaluation of Buprenorphine Microspheres for Parenteral Administration / William R. Ravis, Yuh-Jing Lin and Ram Murty -- 40. Prolonged Release of Hydromorphone from a Novel Poly(Lactic-co-Glycolic) Acid Depot System: Initial In Vitro and In Vivo Observations / Leonidas C. Goudas, Daniel B. Carr and Richard M. Kream / [et al.] -- 41. Incorporation of an Active Agent into a Biodegradable Cement: Encapsulation of the Agent as Protection from Chemical Degradation During Cure and Effect on Release Profile / Joseph D. Gresser, Debra J. Trantolo and Pattisapu R. J. Gangadharam / [et al.] -- 42. The Pharmacoeconomic Value of Controlled Release Dosage Forms / Laura B. Gardner.