chapter 1 Structure, properties, abd characterization of polymeric biomaterials -- chapter 2 Step-growth and ring-opening polymerization -- chapter 3 Copolymers, block copolymers, and stimuli-sensitive polymers -- chapter Polymer solution properties, micelles, dendrimers, and hydrogels -- chapter 5 Protein conjugation, cross-linking, and PEGylation -- chapter 6 Complement activation by injectable collodial drug carriers -- chapter 7 Biological membranes and barriers -- chapter 8 Pharmacokinetics of Protein- and Nucleotide-Based Drugs -- chapter 9 In vivo Fate of Polymeric Gene Carriers -- chapter 10 Subcellular Fate of Proteins and Nucleic Acids -- chapter 11 Stability of Proteins and Nucleic Acids -- chapter 12 Formulation, Stability, and Characterization of Protein and Peptide Drugs -- chapter 13 Micro- and Nanoparticulate Polymeric Delivery Systems for Nucleic Acid-Based Medicine -- chapter 14 Liposomal Delivery of Protein and Peptide Drugs -- chapter 15 Mechanisms of Cellular Drug Resistance and Strategies to Overcome it -- chapter 16 Transporters as Molecular Targets for Drug Delivery and Disposition -- chapter 17 Protein Transduction Domain as a Novel Tool for Delivery of Proteins, Peptides and Nucleic Acids -- chapter 18 Introduction to Therapeutic Nucleic Acids Andreas G.Sch�tzlein -- chapter 19 Antisense and Antigene Oligonucleotides: Structure, Stability and Delivery -- chapter 20 Artificial Nucleic Acid Chaperones -- chapter 21 Basic Components of Plasmid-Based Gene Expression Systems -- chapter 22 Design Elements of Polymeric Gene Carriers.