European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics

Editor-in-Chief: R. Gurny School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Université de Genève, 30, Quai Ernest Ansermet, CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland, Assistant Editor: S. de Valence Genève, Switzerland, Editors: W. Friess Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU), München, Germany, A. Göpferich Universität Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany, G. Lee Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany, C.-M. Lehr Helmholtz-Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Saarland University, Saarbrücken, Germany, J.-C. Leroux Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH) Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland, K. Mäder Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Halle/Saale, Germany, M. Möller Université de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland, T. Rades University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark, M.J. Rathbone International Medical University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, K. Wasan University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, Editorial Board: E. Allémann Université de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland, J.M. Anderson Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, USA, S. Benita Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel, J.-P. Benoit INSERM, Angers, France, A. Bernkop-Schnürch Leopold-Franzens-Universität Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria, M.J. Blanco-Prieto Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain, R. Bodmeier Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany, J. Breitenbach Abbott Gmbh & Co. KG, Ludwigshafen, Germany, P. Breton VitamFero SAS, Evry, France, H. Bunjes Technische Universität Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany, M. Capelle Therapeomic AG, Basel, Switzerland, U. Conte Università degli Studi di Pavia, Pavia, Italy, P. Couvreur Université Paris-Sud (Paris XI), Châtenay-Malabry, France, R. Daniels Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany, F. Delie-Salmon Université de Genève, Geneva 4, Switzerland, B. Demeule Genentech, Inc., San Francisco, CA, USA, T. Desai University of California at San Francisco (UCSF), San Francisco, CA, USA, J.-M. Devoisselle UFR des Sciences Pharmaceutics et Biologiques, Montpellier, France, E. Doelker Université de Genève, Geneva 4, Switzerland, J. Dressman Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany, P. Esposito SiTec PharmaBio, Barcelona, Spain, B. Gander Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH) Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland, W.R. Gombotz Omeros Corp., Seattle, WA, USA, M.A. Gonzalez P'Kinetics International Inc., Pembroke Pines, FL, USA, R.H. Guy University of Bath, Bath, UK, J. Hadgraft University of London, London, UK, J.A. Hubbell École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland, H.E. Junginger Marburg, Germany, Y.N. Kalia Université de Genève, Geneva 4, Switzerland, T. Kissel Philipps-Universität Marburg, Marburg, Germany, P. Kleinebudde Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany, J. Knäblein Bayer Schering Pharma AG, Berlin, Germany, J. Kopecek Salt Lake City, UT, USA, J. Kreuter Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany, N. Lange Université de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland, V.H.L. Lee Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong, H. Lindner Bayer Schering Pharma AG, Berlin, Germany, H.L. Luessen Tytonis BV, Alkmaar, Netherlands, E. Mathiowitz Brown University, Providence, RI, USA, R.H. Müller Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany, C. Müller-Goymann Technische Universität Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany, T. Nagai Nagai Foundation Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, R.H.H. Neubert Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Halle/Saale, Germany, G.M. Pauletti University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA, N.A. Peppas University of Texas, Austin, TX, USA, V. Préat Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium, K. Roy The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA, S. Rudaz Université de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland, C. Rudolph Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU), München, Germany, L. Scapozza Université de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland, R. Schubert Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany, J. Siepmann Université Lille Nord de France, Lille, France, K.