Drug-Device Combinations for Chronic Diseases |
|
| Author:
| Lyu, SuPing
Siegel, Ronald |
| Series title: | Wiley-Society for Biomaterials Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-119-00295-6 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2015 |
| Publisher: | John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
|
| Book Format: | Digital online |
| List Price: | USD $161.95 |
Book Description:
|
This book covers two areas, the first detailing the concepts and technologies of drug-device combination products. The second area includes case studies of important products that either significantly shape our technologies and thinking, or contribute to current healthcare practice.
The book:
- Discusses where drugs and devices work, where they fail, and when they need to work with each other
- Reviews interactions between human bodies and the...
More Description
This book covers two areas, the first detailing the concepts and technologies of drug-device combination products. The second area includes case studies of important products that either significantly shape our technologies and thinking, or contribute to current healthcare practice.
The book:
- Discusses where drugs and devices work, where they fail, and when they need to work with each other
- Reviews interactions between human bodies and the drug-device combination products the measurements of these interactions
- Covers how a drug-device combination product is developed, tested, and regulated
- Includes case studies of steroid releasing leads, AOA treated tissue heart valves, intrathecal drug delivery pumps, infuse bone grafts, drug eluting stents, and antimicrobial meshes