1. Introduction, historical highlights, and the need for dissolution testing -- 2. Theories of dissolution -- 3. Dissolution testing devices -- 4. Automation in dissolution testing / by William A. Hanson and Albertha M. Paul -- 5. Factors that influence dissolution testing -- 6. Interpretation of dissolution rate data and techniques of in vivo dissolution / by Umesh V. Banakar, Chetan D. Lathia, and John H. Wood -- 7. Dissolution of dosage forms -- 8. Dissolution of modified-release dosage forms -- 9. Dissolution and bioavailability -- 10. Dissolution testing and the assessment of bioavailability/bioequivalence / by Santosh J. Vetticaden -- 11. Dissolution rediscovered / by John H. Wood.