Preliminary Program subject to change
TG001 Engineering Fundamentals of Drug Delivery
OverviewThe purpose of this session will be to examine recent advanced on the fundamentals of drug delivery including mathematical modelling of controlled release behavior, advanced protein/drug diffusion theories, anomalous drug transport behavior, theories of drug absorption and mathematic sof protein transport across the intestinal wall.
Primary SponsorTopical G: US-Japan Joint Topical Conference on Medical Engineering, Drug Delivery Systems and Therapeutic Systems (TG)

Chair

Allan S. Hoffman
Professor
Universty of Washington
Box 352255
Seattle, WA 98195
Phone Number: 206-543-9423
Fax Number: 206-543-6124
Email: hoffman@u.washington.edu

CoChair

Kakuji Tojo
Professor
Department of Bioscience and Bioinformatics
Kyushu Institute of Technology
Kawazu680-4
Iizuka 820-8502,
Japan
Phone Number: +81-948-29-7816
Fax Number: +81-948-29-7801
Email: tojo@bio.kyutech.ac.jp
Improving the Oral Delivery of Macromolecules through the Study of Permeation Enhancers
Kathryn A. Whitehead, University of California, Santa Barbara, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, UC Santa Barbara, CA 93106 and Samir Mitragotri, Chemical Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, Santa Barbara, CA 93106
Effect of Molecular Weight of Penetrants on Iontophoretic Transdermal Delivery in Vitro
Takamitsu Miyagi, Department of Medical Pharmacy, Josai International University, 1 Gumyo,, Togane, 283-8855, Japan, Tomohiro Hikima, Department of Bioscience and Bioinformatics, Kyushu Institute of Technology, 680-4 Kawadzu, Iizuka, 820-8502, Japan and Kakuji Tojo, Department of Bioscience and Bioinformatics, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Kawazu680-4, Iizuka 820-8502, Japan
Skin Enzymes Distribution in Transdermal Drug Delivery
Tomohiro Hikima1, Howard I. Maibach2 and Kakuji Tojo1, (1)Department of Bioscience and Bioinformatics, Kyushu Institute of Techmology, 680-4 Kawazu, Iizuka, 820-8502, Japan, (2)Department of Dermatology, University of California, San Francisco, CA
Finite Element Model of Controlled Release Via the Degradation and Erosion of a Polymer Matrix
Sam N. Rothstein1, William Federspiel1 and Steven Little2, (1)Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, 1237 Benedum Hall, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, (2)Chemical Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, 1237 Benedum Hall, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261
Chemotherapy with Drug-Free Hybrid Liposomes
Yoko Matsumoto, Hideaki Ichihara and Ryuichi Ueoka, Department of Life Science, Sojo University, 4-22-1 Ikeda, Kumamoto, Japan
In Vivo Evaluation of Skin Permeability of Drugs after Applying Adhesive Transdermal Patch
Kakuji Tojo, Department of Bioscience and Bioinformatics, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Kawazu680-4, Iizuka 820-8502, Japan
Physiological Modeling of Gastrointestinal Tract for Predicting the Effect of Cyclodextrin on Bioavailability of Neutral Compounds
Saloni Bhardwaj, Department of Chemical Engineering, Northeastern University, 342 Snell Engineering Centre, 360 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, Ece D. Gamsiz, Chemical Engineering, Northeastern University, 342 Snell Engineering Center, Boston, MA 02115 and Rebecca L. Carrier, Department of Chemical Engineering, Northeastern University, 342 Snell Engineering Center, 360 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115

Topical G: US - Japan Joint Topical Conference on Medical Engineering, Drug Delivery Systems and Therapeutic Systems