Diffusion

Fick's laws

Permeation through polymeric membranes

Aspects of diffusion within biological systems

Solubility of gases, liquids and solids

Dissolution and factors affecting it

Drug ionization

Dialysis and drug release

Solvents for solutions and other systems

Solutions colligative properties

Properties of solids

Crystallography

Polymorfy

Crystal hydrates

Surface properties of solid phase

Wettability of solid particles

Interparticular interactions

Interfacial phenomena

liquid/liquid interphase, interfacial tension, factors affecting it

Liquid/gas interphase, surface tension, factors affecting it

Surface activity of compounds, surfactants

Structural types of surfactants

Reduction of surface and interfacial tension

HLB system

Solubilization

Micelles formulation, structural types of micelles, CMC

Disperse systems

Types of colloidal systems

Stability of colloidal systems

Pharmaceutical polymers

Polymeric systems

structure, solubility, biodegradability

Gels

Application of polymers for pharmaceutical preparations

Stimuli-responsive polymers

Basics of pharmaceutical nanotechnology