chapter 1 N-(2-Hydroxypropyl)methacrylamide Copolymer Conjugates / chapter 2 Functional PEG for Drug Delivery / chapter 3 pH-Sensitive Polymers for Drug Delivery -- chapter 4 Hydrogels for Oral Administration -- chapter 5 Hydrogels for the Controlled Release of Proteins -- chapter 6 Thermosensitive Biodegradable Hydrogels for the Delivery of Therapeutic Agents -- chapter 7 Hydrogels -- chapter 8 Treatment of Malignant Brain Tumors with Controlled-Release Local-Delivery Polymers -- chapter 9 Improving the Stability of PLGA Encapsulated Proteins -- chapter 10 Recombinant Polymers for Drug Delivery -- chapter 11 Polymeric Nanoparticle Delivery of Cancer Vaccines -- chapter 12 Polymer Assemblies -- chapter 13 Polymeric Micelles for the Targeting of Hydrophobic Drugs -- chapter 14 Pluronic Block Copolymers for Drug and Gene Delivery -- chapter 15 Graft Copolymers for Therapeutic Gene Delivery.