Sixteen papers from a June 2002 workshop share recent advances in the molecular design, production, and delivery of aerosolized drugs into the human respiratory system. The diverse group of participants from science, engineering, and medical backgrounds explore human physiology, aerosol characteristics, and the role of the patient in optimizing aerosol delivery. Topics include loss of the drug due to enzymatic degradation and cell uptake, electrospray as a means to produce monodisperse drug particles, ventilation modeling in very young asthmatic children, and the interaction of deposited aerosol particles with the alveolar liquid layer. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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