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Design, development and optimization using computational fluid dynamics
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Pharmaceutical Technology Europe
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March 1, 2003
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Copyright informationCopyright Advanstar Communications, Inc. Mar 2003. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Interest in more advanced drug delivery systems has increased, with an acceleration in the discovery and development of novel therapeutic macromolecules for targeted applications. Computational fluid dynamics is a design tool that allows producers of these and other products to evaluate different models rapidly and cost-effectively.
Traditional needle and syringe administration has several drawbacks. These include complexity of dose preparation, patient compliance, stability of the drug after reconstitution into its desired form and safety concerns - such as the handling and disposal of a used syringe. In response to safety considerations, several alternative drug delivery systems, such as ...