TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Mass Transport A1 - Amiji, Mansoor M. A2 - Mobley, W. Cary A2 - Amiji, Mansoor M. A2 - Cook, Thomas J. PY - 2019 T2 - Applied Physical Pharmacy, 3e AB - Learning ObjectivesAfter completing this chapter, the reader should be able to:Appreciate the role of thermodynamics and kinetics in the transport of molecules across a region.Understand the different forms of transport processes in biological and pharmaceutical systems.Distinguish between passive, facilitated, and active transport of solute molecules.Understand solvent transport and the process of osmosis.Describe the different membrane systems that are relevant to pharmacy.Identify the different terms and units of Fick's law of diffusion.Understand the differences between zero- and first-order diffusional release in pharmaceutical systems.Appreciate the role of the lag-time effect and burst effect on the diffusion of drugs from a delivery device.Appreciate the significance of diffusion in biological and pharmaceutical processes.Appreciate the role of osmosis in biological and pharmaceutical processes. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/24 UR - accesspharmacy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1163540637 ER -