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Table Of Contents

(Readings from Martin's Physical Pharmacy, 4th Edition)

• Binding Forces Between Atoms and Molecules. (p 22-27)
• Characteristics of the Liquid State (p 27- 30)
• Solid Drugs and the Crystalline State (p 30- 43)
• Electromagnetic Radiation Interactions with Drug Molecules (p 77-84)
• Atomic and Molecular Spectra (p 79-81)
• Dielectric Constant (p 86-87)
• Dipole Moment (p 87-89)
• Ideal and Real Solutions of Nonelectrolytes (p 101-110)
• Colligative Properties (p 110-122)
• Properties of Electrolyte Solutions (p 125- 140)
• Acids, Bases and Electrolytes (p 143-155)
• Drugs as Buffers and Buffer Equations (p 169-173)
• Buffer Capacity (p 173-178)
• Chemical Kinetics Basics, Zero, First and Second Order (p 284-290)
• Michaelis-Menton Kinetics (p 293-294)
• Rate Determining Step (p 294-295)
• Influence of Temperature (p 295-313)
• Accelerated Stability Analysis (p 313-316)
• General Principles of Solubility and Distribution (p 212- 236)
• Diffusion, Fick's Laws and Pharmaceutical Applications (p 324-355)
• Disintegration and Dissolution (p 330-335)
• Interfacial Phenomena (p 362-386)
• Electrical Properties of Interfaces (p 386- 388)
• Liquid Interfaces (p 370-379)
• Solid Interfaces (p 379-386)
• Properties of Colloids (p 393-418)
• Surfactants, Micelles & Solubilization (p 396- 398)
• Suspension Basics (p 477-486)
• Interfacial Properties of Suspensions (p 478- 481)
• Basic Principles of Formulating Suspensions (p 481- 486)
• Rheology, Thixotropy & Hysteresis (p 453- 460)
• Emulsions (p 486-487)
• Theories of Emulsification (p 487-490)
• Physical Stability of Emulsions (p 490- 494)
• Plasma Protein Binding of Drugs (p 268- 272)
• Dosage Form Design (p 512-548)

• Practice Exams

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  A special thanks needs to be given to the students in the class of 1999 for the use of their notes for this website: Todd Hooper, Ashleigh Thompson, Shannon Thomas, and Michelle Pritchard.