title: The new materials technology of drug delivery.
abstract: The ability to deliver pharmaceuticals to patients in the most physiologically acceptable manner has always been an important issue in medicine. Increasingly, there is evidence to suggest that new technologies and materials will have a profound impact on drug delivery in the near future. Some of these are reviewed here.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Engineering, University of Liverpool. dfw.ce@liverpool.ac.uk
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authors.lastname: Williams
mesh_terms: D000279:Administration, Cutaneous; D000818:Animals; D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D020099:Coated Materials, Biocompatible; D003692:Delayed-Action Preparations; D004333:Drug Administration Routes; D004337:Drug Carriers; D016503:Drug Delivery Systems / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D020099:Coated Materials, Biocompatible; D003692:Delayed-Action Preparations; D004337:Drug Carriers