ABSTRACT

Over the past ten years several sophisticated in vitro test systems based on epithelial cell cultures have been introduced in the field of drug delivery. These models have been found to be very useful in characterizing the permeability of drugs across epithelial tissues, and in studying formulations or carrier systems for improved drug delivery and

part |2 pages

Part 1 General aspects of epithelial cell and tissue culture

part |2 pages

Part 2 Models of specific epithelial and endothelial barriers relevant to drug delivery

chapter 12|22 pages

Models of the alveolar epithelium

Anatomy of the lung