Main description: Martin's Physical Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences is considered the most comprehensive text available on the physical, chemical, and biological principles that underlie pharmacology. This 7th Edition puts a stronger focus on the most essential, practical knowledge, and is updated to reflect the broadening scope and diversity of the pharmaceutical sciences. Whether you’re a student, teacher, researcher, or industrial pharmaceutical scientist, this respected textbook and reference will help you apply the elements of biology, physics, and chemistry in your work and study.
Contents: 1 Interpretive Tools 2 States of Matter 3 Thermodynamics 4 Determination of the Physical Properties of Molecules 5 Nonelectrolytes 6 Electrolyte Solutions 7 Ionic Equilibria 8 Buffered and Isotonic Solutions 9 Solubility and Distribution Phenomena 10 Complexation and Protein Binding 11 Diffusion 12 Biopharmaceutics 13 Drug Release and Dissolution 14 Chemical Kinetics and Stability 15 Interfacial Phenomena 16 Rheology 17 Colloidal Dispersions 18 Coarse Dispersions 19 Micromeritics 20 Pharmaceutical Biotechnology 21 Pharmaceutical Polymers 22 Pharmaceutical Compounding 23 Pharmaceutical Excipients 24 Oral Solid Dosage Forms 25 Drug Delivery Systems and Drug Product DesignIndex