Drug Delivery Systems
Objectives
The primary objectives of the course are:
- to make students knowledgeable about the design, formulation and evaluation of drug and/or biomolecule delivery systems;
- to provide them with sufficient background to be able to read and understand the scientific literature in this area; - to foster creative, yet scientifically based, thinking regarding novel approaches or fundamental advances to be made in drug delivery;
- to select, produce and characterize a formulation in terms of morphological, physico-chemical, thermal properties, drug release kinetics, etc.
- gain proficiency in scientific presentation and writing skills in the forms of a written project as well as oral presentations to the entire class.
General characterization
Code
12485
Credits
6.0
Responsible teacher
Ana Isabel Nobre Martins Aguiar de Oliveira Ricardo
Hours
Weekly - 4
Total - 69
Teaching language
Português
Prerequisites
Available soon
Bibliography
Available soon
Teaching method
This course will present the basic material online, via a mix of video lecture, voice over PowerPoint, and readings for presentation of core material. In addition, students will attend each week 4h class. These classes will focus on
highlighting key or difficult conceptual points, holding discussions and student “journal club presentations, and going over example problems for quantitative material. Students will be expected to complete the online lectures, attempt example problems and in some cases engage in online discussions before each class meeting. Two lab classes will complement the theoretical lectures.
Grading:
Continuous assessment involves Individual homework assignments – 30% and group activities: Presentation and discussion of selected papers – 20%, Lab Report –20%, Final term project – 30%.
Final exam may substitute Individual homework assignments
Evaluation method
Grading:
Continuous assessment involves Individual homework assignments – 30% and group activities: Presentation and discussion of selected papers – 20%, Lab Report –20%, Final term project – 30%.
Final exam may substitute Individual homework assignments.
Subject matter
I – Drug Delivery Systems
1. Fundamentals and challenges of drug delivery.
2. Routes of Drug Delivery.
II – Nanosystems
1. Nanoparticulate.
2. Nanoemulsions
3. Lipossomes.
III – From Nano to Macro
1. Capsules.
2. Aerosols.
3. Dry powder formulations.
4. Oral dispersible films.
5. Membranes
6. Scaffolds
IV - Controlled-Release Delivery Systems
- Chemically controlled devices
- Diffusion controlled, membrane-based and osmotic devices.