RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 New methods of drug delivery
JF Science
JO Science
FD American Association for the Advancement of Science
SP 1527
OP 1533
DO 10.1126/science.2218494
VO 249
IS 4976
A1 Langer, R
YR 1990
UL http://science.sciencemag.org/content/249/4976/1527.abstract
AB Conventional forms of drug administration generally rely on pills, eye drops, ointments, and intravenous solutions. Recently, a number of novel drug delivery approaches have been developed. These approaches include drug modification by chemical means, drug entrapment in small vesicles that are injected into the bloodstream, and drug entrapment within pumps or polymeric materials that are placed in desired bodily compartments (for example, the eye or beneath the skin). These techniques have already led to delivery systems that improve human health, and continued research may revolutionize the way many drugs are delivered.