The NATO Advanced Studies Institute series "Targeting of Drugs" was originated in 1981. It is now a major international forum, held every two years in Cape Sounion, Greece, in which the present and the future of this important area of research in drug delivery is discussed in great depth. Previous ASIs of the series dealt with drug carriers of natural and synthetic origin, their interaction with the biological milieu, ways by which the latter influences such interaction, strategies by which milieu interference curtailing the function of drug carriers is circumvented and, more recently, with...

During the last decade or so vaccine development has been facilitated by rapid ad vances in the molecular and cell biology ofthe immune system. This has laid the foundations of a new generation of vaccines exemplified by subunit vaccines produced through gene cloning and by synthetic peptides mimicking small regions ofproteins on the outer coat ofvi ruses. However, as subunit and peptide vaccines are only weakly or non-immunogenic, there is areal need for strategies to improve their potency. This book contains the proceedings of the 5th NATO Advanced Studies Institute (ASI), "Vaccine Design:...

The NATO Advanced Studies Institute series "Targeting of Drugs" was originated in 1981. It is now a major international forum, held every two years in Cape Sounion, Greece, in which the present and the future of this important area of research in drug delivery is discussed in great depth. Previous ASIs of the series dealt with drug carriers of natural and synthetic origin, their interactions with the biological milieu, ways by which milieu interference is circumvented, approaches to carrier design or modification that contribute to optimal carrier function, and, more recently, with strategies...

Offering step-by-step technical details, this work provides comprehensive coverage of all aspects of liposome technology, including liposome preparation and analysis, drug entrapment, and techniques for in vitro and in vivo evaluation of liposomes. This text is an ideal resource for pharmaceutical scientists, researchers, and FDA personnel in this area.

Liposome Technology, Volume I: Liposome Preparation and Related Techniques, Third Edition, is a thoroughly updated and expanded new edition of a classic text in the field. Including step-by-step technical details, Volume I illustrates numerous methods for liposome preparation and auxiliary techniques necessary for the stabilization and characterization of liposomes. This source also offers critical discussions of the methodologies of each technology described so that readers can examine the benefits and limitations and compare it to other approaches.

Liposome Technology, Volume II: Entrapment of Drugs and Other Materials into Liposomes, Third Edition is a comprehensively updated and expanded new edition of a classic text in the field. Including step-by-step technical details, Volume II describes procedures for the incorporation of drugs and other materials into liposomes for a variety therapeutics, chosen because of their relevance to current trends in liposome applications or because they represent groups of active pharmaceutical ingredients with similar physical and chemical properties. This source also offers critical discussions of...

Liposome Technology, Volume III: Interactions of Liposomes with the Biological Milieu, Third Edition, is a comprehensively updated and expanded new edition of a classic text in the field. Including step-by-step technical details, Volume III describes technologies for yielding liposomes that can function in a targeted fashion, and highlights methods for studying the interaction of liposomes within the biological environment to be applied in the detection, therapy, or prevention of disease. This source also offers critical discussions of the methodologies of each technology described so that...

Deals with such topics as the mechanism of induction of immunity, the role of antigen-presenting cells and mediators, a variety of approaches to immunological adjuvants, and experimental and clinical applications of new vaccines. A good half of the contributors to the 15 papers are from Wyeth Ayerst

The proceedings of the 6th NATO Advanced Study Institute on title], held at Cape Sounion, Greece, June-July 1991, comprise 11 papers that deal with a variety of approaches to optimize the function of peptides and proteins used either as drugs and vaccines or as drug delivery systems. Annotation cop

Reports on recent developments in the understanding of immunity at the molecular and cellular levels that is applicable to the search for novel immunological adjuvants and the formulation of new-generation vaccines for experimental and clinical use. The adjuvants are necessary for the effectiveness