.-1. Concepts in Mucosal Immunity and Mucosal Vaccines
.-Simona Gallorini, Derek T. O'Hagan, Barbara C. Baudner

.-2. Mucoadhesion and Characterization of Mucoadhesive Properties
.-Tao Yu, Gavin P. Andrews, David S. Jones

.-3. Mucus as a Barrier for Biopharmaceuticals and Drug Delivery Systems
.-Hongbo Zhang, Mohammed-Ali Shahbazi, Patrick Almeida, Hélder A. Santos

.-4. Epithelial Permeation and Absorption Mechanisms of Biopharmaceuticals
.-Hanne Mørck Nielsen

.-5. Oral Delivery of Biopharmaceuticals
.-Catarina Oliveira Silva, Bruno Sarmento, Catarina Pinto Reis

.-6. Buccal Delivery of Biopharmaceuticals: Vaccines and Allergens
.-Sevda Şenel, Merve Cansız, Michael J. Rathbone

.-7. Pulmonary Delivery of Biopharmaceuticals
.-Fernanda Andrade, Catarina Moura, Bruno Sarmento

.-8. Nasal Delivery of Biopharmaceuticals
.-Eiji Yuba, Kenji Kono

.-9. Ocular Delivery of Biopharmaceuticals
.-Holly Lorentz, Heather Sheardown

.-10. Vaginal Delivery of Biopharmaceuticals
.-José das Neves

.-11. Nanoparticles-in-Microsphere Oral Delivery Systems (NiMOS) for Nucleic Acid Therapy in the Gastrointestinal Tract
.-Shardool Jain, Mansoor Amiji

.-12. Bacteria-Based Vectors for Oral Gene Therapy
.-Yong Bai, Rachael Burchfield, Sangwei Lu, Fenyong Liu

.-13. Self-Assembled Polysaccharide Nanogels for Nasal Delivery of Biopharmaceuticals
.-Tomonori Nochi, Yoshikazu Yuki, Kazunari Akiyoshi, Hiroshi Kiyono

.-14. Pheroid(TM) Vesicles and Microsponges for Nasal Delivery of Biopharmaceuticals
.-Lissinda H. du Plessis, Awie F. Kotzé

.-15. Delivery Strategies for Developing siRNA-Based Vaginal Microbicides
.-Joseph A Katakowski, Deborah Palliser

.-16. Delivery Strategies for Developing Vaginal DNA Vaccine Combining Cell-Penetrating Peptides and Jet Injection
.-Takanori Kanazawa, Hiroaki Okada

.-17. Vaccine Delivery Systems for Veterinary Immunization
.-Juan M. Irache, Ana I. Camacho, Carlos Gamazo

.-18. Eligen(R) Technology for Oral Delivery of Proteins and Peptides
.-Sunita Prem Victor, Willi Paul, and Chandra P. Sharma

.-19. The RapidMist(TM) System for Buccal Delivery of Insulin
.-Meena Bansal, Sanjay Bansal, Rachna Kumria

.-20. The Pharmaceutical Development of rhDNase (Dornase Alpha) for the Treatment of Cystic Fibrosis
.-Steven J. Shire, Thomas M. Scherer

.-21. Development of the Exubera(R) Insulin Pulmonary Delivery System
.-Cynthia L. Stevenson, David Bennett

.-22. Technosphere(R) An Inhalation System for Pulmonary Delivery of Biopharmaceuticals
.-António J. Almeida, Ana Grenha

.-23. ChiSys(R) as a Chitosan-Based Delivery Platform for Nasal Vaccination
.-Peter Watts, Alan Smith, Michael Hinchcliffe

.-24. Development of a Cationic Nanoemulsion Platform (Novasorb(R)) for Ocular Delivery
.-Frédéric Lallemand, Philippe Daull, Jean-Sébastien Garrigue

.-25. Regulatory Aspects and Approval of Biopharmaceuticals for Mucosal Delivery: Quality, Toxicology and Clinical Aspects
.-Karen Brigitta Goetz, Yuansheng Sun, Katrin Féchir, Evelyne Kretzschmar, Isabel Buettel

About the Author:

José das Neves is a researcher at Instituto Superior de Ciências da Saúde-Norte, CESPU, Gandra, and in the Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto, Portugal, where he earned a Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences. His previous work has spanned multiple aspects of the development of vaginal drug delivery systems, and his current research interests include the development of nanotechnology-based solutions for the development of anti-HIV microbicides and mucosal delivery of biopharmaceuticals.

Bruno Sarmento is an affiliated researcher at INEB - Instituto de Engenharia Biomédica, University of Porto, Portugal. He is also an assistant professor of pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical technology at Instituto Superior de Ciências da Saúde-Norte, CESPU, Gandra, Portugal. He earned a Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Technology at the University of Porto. He has extensive work in the development of nanocarriers for the oral delivery of biopharmaceuticals--namely insulin--and the establishment of novel in vitro intestinal permeability models. His current research focuses on nanomedicines and their applications in the pharmaceutical and biomedical fields.