Surface and Interface Analysis in Pharmaceutical and Biopharmaceutical Fields

Surface and Interface Analysis in Pharmaceutical and Biopharmaceutical Fields provides a comprehensive review of the most commonly used interface science techniques in drug research and development (including their capabilities and limitations) and relates them to a specific, practical situation. This book outlines sample preparation crucial for a successful outcome and features methods to interpret results that can be combined with other techniques. It provides engineers who work in instrument companies a comprehensive understanding of the specific challenges faced by these techniques in pharmaceutical/biopharmaceutical applications, presenting a framework for new instruments that can be designed to address current challenges.

• Provides diagrams of drug development roadmaps
• Includes snapshots of potential applications of surface and interface characterization at each stage of drug development
• Summarizes major surface/interface characterization techniques
• Compares the pros and cons of commonly applied surface/interface characterization techniques
• Explores working examples from pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical fields
• Guides the development of practical strategies for solving real-world problems