Non-invasive delivery strategies for biologics

Nature Reviews Drug Discovery

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 19-40

  Anselmo, Aaron C ^a   Gokarn, Yatin ^b   Mitragotri, Samir ^c  

^a University of North Carolina   (United States)

^b SANOFI   (France)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PRODUCT; DRUG CARRIER;

CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; HUMAN; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; CHEMISTRY; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTE; DRUG STABILITY; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRANASAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADMINISTRATION, INTRANASAL; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTES; DRUG CARRIERS; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; DRUG STABILITY; HUMANS;

EID: 85059323647     PISSN: 14741776     EISSN: 14741784     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nrd.2018.183     Document Type: Review

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