Functional Hydrogels in Drug Delivery: Key Features and Future Perspectives
暫譯: 功能性水凝膠在藥物傳遞中的應用：關鍵特性與未來展望

本書探討了用作藥物傳遞系統的水凝膠的合成與特徵化。每一章節都包含有關不同起始材料的最新進展，以及改善其物理化學和生物特性的資訊，以合成高效能的載體以供特定用途。

Spizzirri received his degree in Chemistry cum laude in 2001 and his PhD in 2005 from the University of Calabria. He is currently a member of the Department of Pharmacy, Health and Nutrition Science of the same University. His teaching experience comes from tutorial activity for Pharmaceutical Technology and Commodity Economics Science and as a professor of Systems for Pharmaceutical Industry and Food Chemistry. In 2004, he was visiting researcher at the University of Texas at Austin. His research activities are mainly related to polymer chemistry and technology for the preparation of stimuli-responsive drug delivery systems, functional polymer for food industry, and new analytical methodologies for food quality and safely assessment. He is author and coauthor of more than 90 publications, including research and review articles as well as invited book chapters.

Cirillo received his degree in Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology cum laude in 2005 and his PhD in Methodologies for the Development of Molecules of Pharmaceutical Interest in 2008 from University of Calabria. He is currently in a post-doctoral position at the same University. He was tutor for Pharmaceutical Technology and Commodity Economics Science and a Contract professor of Chemistry and Biotechnology of Fermentations at the Faculty of Pharmacy, Nutritional and Health Sciences of University of Calabria. His research interests are the development of functional polymers with tailored biological activity, the design of smart hydrogels for drug delivery, the study of the activity of innovative functional foods and nutraceuticals, and the synthesis and functionalization of carbon nanotubes-based devices for biomedical applications. During 2008 and from 2012 to 2014, he was visiting researcher at Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden (Germany). He is author and co-author of more than 80 publications, including research and review article as well as invited book chapters.

Spizzirri於2001年以優異成績獲得化學學位，並於2005年在卡拉布里亞大學獲得博士學位。他目前是該大學藥學、健康與營養科學系的成員。他的教學經驗來自於藥物技術和商品經濟學的輔導活動，以及擔任藥品產業系統和食品化學的教授。2004年，他曾在德克薩斯州大學奧斯汀分校擔任訪問研究員。他的研究活動主要與聚合物化學和技術有關，專注於製備刺激響應型藥物傳遞系統、食品產業的功能性聚合物，以及食品質量和安全評估的新分析方法。他是90多篇出版物的作者和合著者，包括研究和綜述文章以及受邀的書籍章節。

Cirillo於2005年以優異成績獲得藥物化學與技術學位，並於2008年在卡拉布里亞大學獲得藥物相關分子開發方法論的博士學位。他目前在同一大學擔任博士後研究員。他曾擔任藥物技術和商品經濟學的輔導老師，以及卡拉布里亞大學藥學、營養與健康科學院的發酵化學與生物技術的合約教授。他的研究興趣包括開發具有量身定制生物活性的功能性聚合物、設計智能水凝膠以進行藥物傳遞、研究創新功能性食品和營養補充品的活性，以及合成和功能化基於碳納米管的生物醫學應用設備。在2008年及2012年至2014年間，他曾在德累斯頓萊布尼茨固態與材料研究所（德國）擔任訪問研究員。他是80多篇出版物的作者和合著者，包括研究和綜述文章以及受邀的書籍章節。