Foaming Agents for Drug Delivery to Treat Inflammatory Bowel Disease
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The function of the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering has been to prepare students for the study and application of chemistry in industry. This focus has included preparation for employment in various industries as well as the development, design, and operation of equipment and processes within industry.Through the CBE Department, Iowa State University is nationally recognized for its initiatives in bioinformatics, biomaterials, bioproducts, metabolic/tissue engineering, multiphase computational fluid dynamics, advanced polymeric materials and nanostructured materials.
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The Department of Chemical Engineering was founded in 1913 under the Department of Physics and Illuminating Engineering. From 1915 to 1931 it was jointly administered by the Divisions of Industrial Science and Engineering, and from 1931 onward it has been under the Division/College of Engineering. In 1928 it merged with Mining Engineering, and from 1973–1979 it merged with Nuclear Engineering. It became Chemical and Biological Engineering in 2005.
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1913 - present
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- Department of Chemical Engineering (1913–1928)
- Department of Chemical and Mining Engineering (1928–1957)
- Department of Chemical Engineering (1957–1973, 1979–2005)
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering (2005–present)
- College of Engineering(parent college)
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Foaming Agents for Drug Delivery to Treat Inflammatory Bowel Disease Abstract:About 1.6 million Americans suffer from Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), a condition that includes Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis (2). Treatment of this condition focuses on reducing the inflammation caused by IBD either through anti inflammatory drugs or immunosuppressants (4). Many times it is preferable to deliver these drugs topically, and foams provide several benefits over the common liquid enemas (as noted in Malchow 2002)(3), Furthermore, several foam products are already on the market to treat colitis including foams containing Mesalazine and Budesonide (1). Our experiment focuses on formulating an optimal foaming solution for lower intestinal tract drug delivery. In addition to clinical treatment, we hope these foams will help researchers test new therapies for IBD and other disorders affecting the lower gastrointestinal tract.For our research, we tested solutions containing PEG or alginate and two foaming agent...