Application of Gellan Gum as a Biomedical Polymer details key topics and fundamental aspects of gellan gum and its biomedical applications in drug delivery, proteins and peptides delivery, cell delivery, tissue engineering, wound dressings and enzyme immobilizations in developing high quality products. Sections introduce gellan gum, its source, production and gelation mechanism, discuss biomedical materials, and provides ways it can be used for biomedical applications. The book also examines the used of gellan gum as pharmaceutical excipients for drug delivery. Future developments and challenges round out the book’s coverage.
With contributions for an international group of experts, this book is a useful reference for scientists, researchers and those in industry engaged in biomedical product development using natural polysaccharides.
1. Application of Gellan Gum as a Biomedical Polymer - p. Page i 2. Cover - p. Page i 3. Title page - p. Page ii 4. Table of Contents - p. Page iii 5. Copyright - p. Page iii 6. Contents - p. Page vi 7. List of contributors - p. Page vii 8. List of Illustrations - p. Page viii 9. List of Tables - p. Page ix 10. Chapter 1 : An overview of gellan gum sources, properties, and its targeted applications - p. Page ix 11. Chapter 2 : Impact of environmental conditions on the preparation and functionality of gellan gum - p. Page 16 12. Chapter 3 : Sol–gel behavior of gellan gum and its applications in biomedical industry - p. Page 36 13. Chapter 4 : Gelation mechanism of gellan gum for biomedical applications - p. Page 53 14. Chapter 5 : Biomedical property of gellan gum - p. Page 74 15. Chapter 6 : Gellan gum–based biomedical gels - p. Page 91 16. Chapter 7 : Gellan gum–based hydrogels as useful biomedical material - p. Page 118 17. Chapter 8 : Gellan gum microspheres and their applications in the biomedical industry - p. Page 140 18. Chapter 9 : Gellan gum–based nanocomposite hydrogels - p. Page 165 19. Chapter 10 : Gellan gum based nanosystems for biomedical applications - p. Page 194 20. Chapter 11 : Crosslinked gellan gum for biomedical applications - p. Page 215 21. Chapter 12 : Gellan gum–based wound dressings - p. Page 242 22. Chapter 13 : Probiotic encapsulation and delivery using gellan gum - p. Page 262 23. Chapter 14 : Protein and peptide delivery using gellan gum - p. Page 285 24. Chapter 15 : Uses of gellan gum for nutrient delivery - p. Page 306 25. Chapter 16 : Uses of gellan gum for growth factor delivery - p. Page 318 26. Chapter 17 : Immunomodulatory functions and properties of gellan gum–based formulation - p. Page 330 27. Chapter 18 : Application of gellan gum in tropical medicine - p. Page 347 28. Chapter 19 : Gellan gum–based microparticles and beads for sustained drug delivery - p. Page 357 29. Chapter 20 : Nanoformulations of gellan gum for improved drug delivery - p. Page 376 30. Chapter 21 : Gellan gum–based in situ gels for drug delivery - p. Page 394 31. Chapter 22 : Gellan gum–based ocular formulations - p. Page 425 32. Chapter 23 : Gellan gum-based dermatological formulations - p. Page 451 33. Chapter 24 : Gellan gum derivatives for the preparation of drug delivery systems - p. Page 476 34. Chapter 25 : Gellan gum–based interpenetrating polymer networks for sustained-release drug delivery - p. Page 509 35. Chapter 26 : Gellan gum as a drug delivery system: reproductive and developmental toxicity, and its potential role in the management of female reproductive disorders - p. Page 529 36. Index - p. Page 540
Application of Gellan Gum as a Biomedical Polymer details key topics and fundamental aspects of gellan gum and its biomedical applications in drug delivery, proteins and peptides delivery, cell delivery, tissue engineering, wound dressings and enzyme immobilizations in developing high quality products. Sections introduce gellan gum, its source, production and gelation mechanism, discuss biomedical materials, and provides ways it can be used for biomedical applications. The book also examines the used of gellan gum as pharmaceutical excipients for drug delivery. Future developments and challenges round out the book’s coverage.
With contributions for an international group of experts, this book is a useful reference for scientists, researchers and those in industry engaged in biomedical product development using natural polysaccharides.
1. Application of Gellan Gum as a Biomedical Polymer - p. Page i 2. Cover - p. Page i 3. Title page - p. Page ii 4. Table of Contents - p. Page iii 5. Copyright - p. Page iii 6. Contents - p. Page vi 7. List of contributors - p. Page vii 8. List of Illustrations - p. Page viii 9. List of Tables - p. Page ix 10. Chapter 1 : An overview of gellan gum sources, properties, and its targeted applications - p. Page ix 11. Chapter 2 : Impact of environmental conditions on the preparation and functionality of gellan gum - p. Page 16 12. Chapter 3 : Sol–gel behavior of gellan gum and its applications in biomedical industry - p. Page 36 13. Chapter 4 : Gelation mechanism of gellan gum for biomedical applications - p. Page 53 14. Chapter 5 : Biomedical property of gellan gum - p. Page 74 15. Chapter 6 : Gellan gum–based biomedical gels - p. Page 91 16. Chapter 7 : Gellan gum–based hydrogels as useful biomedical material - p. Page 118 17. Chapter 8 : Gellan gum microspheres and their applications in the biomedical industry - p. Page 140 18. Chapter 9 : Gellan gum–based nanocomposite hydrogels - p. Page 165 19. Chapter 10 : Gellan gum based nanosystems for biomedical applications - p. Page 194 20. Chapter 11 : Crosslinked gellan gum for biomedical applications - p. Page 215 21. Chapter 12 : Gellan gum–based wound dressings - p. Page 242 22. Chapter 13 : Probiotic encapsulation and delivery using gellan gum - p. Page 262 23. Chapter 14 : Protein and peptide delivery using gellan gum - p. Page 285 24. Chapter 15 : Uses of gellan gum for nutrient delivery - p. Page 306 25. Chapter 16 : Uses of gellan gum for growth factor delivery - p. Page 318 26. Chapter 17 : Immunomodulatory functions and properties of gellan gum–based formulation - p. Page 330 27. Chapter 18 : Application of gellan gum in tropical medicine - p. Page 347 28. Chapter 19 : Gellan gum–based microparticles and beads for sustained drug delivery - p. Page 357 29. Chapter 20 : Nanoformulations of gellan gum for improved drug delivery - p. Page 376 30. Chapter 21 : Gellan gum–based in situ gels for drug delivery - p. Page 394 31. Chapter 22 : Gellan gum–based ocular formulations - p. Page 425 32. Chapter 23 : Gellan gum-based dermatological formulations - p. Page 451 33. Chapter 24 : Gellan gum derivatives for the preparation of drug delivery systems - p. Page 476 34. Chapter 25 : Gellan gum–based interpenetrating polymer networks for sustained-release drug delivery - p. Page 509 35. Chapter 26 : Gellan gum as a drug delivery system: reproductive and developmental toxicity, and its potential role in the management of female reproductive disorders - p. Page 529 36. Index - p. Page 540
