Chitosan in Drug Delivery provides thorough insights into chitosan chemistry, collection, chemical modifications, characterization and applications in the pharmaceutical industry and healthcare fields. The book explores molecular weight, degree of deacetylation and molecular geometry, emphasizing recent advances in the field as written by academic, industry and regulatory scientists. It will be a useful resource for pharmaceutical scientists, including industrial pharmacists, analytical scientists, postgraduate students, health care professionals and regulatory scientists actively involved in pharmaceutical product and process development in natural polymers containing drug delivery.
1. Title of Book - p. i 2. Cover image - p. i 3. Title page - p. ii 4. Table of Contents - p. iii 5. Copyright - p. iv 6. List of contributors - p. xv 7. Preface - p. xix 8. Chapter 1. Chitosan: source, chemistry, and properties - p. 1 9. Chapter 2. Chitosan-based systems for oral drug delivery applications - p. 23 10. Chapter 3. Chitosan-based nanoparticles in drug delivery - p. 55 11. Chapter 4. Role of chitosan in transdermal drug delivery - p. 83 12. Chapter 5. Chitosan in colon-targeted drug delivery - p. 107 13. Chapter 6. Chitosan as a biomaterial for implantable drug delivery - p. 133 14. Chapter 7. Chitosan-based drug delivery systems in cancer therapeutics - p. 159 15. Chapter 8. In situ gelling systems of chitosan for potential drug delivery applications - p. 195 16. Chapter 9. Chitosan as mucoadhesive polymer in drug delivery - p. 225 17. Chapter 10. Thiolated chitosan as an improved bioadhesive polymer in drug delivery - p. 247 18. Chapter 11. Cross-linking of chitosan in drug delivery - p. 277 19. Chapter 12. Graft copolymers of chitosan in drug delivery applications - p. 301 20. Chapter 13. Carboxymethyl chitosan in advanced drug-delivery applications - p. 323 21. Chapter 14. Chitosan-based hydrogels in drug delivery - p. 361 22. Chapter 15. Chitosan as a responsive biopolymer in drug delivery - p. 389 23. Chapter 16. Chitosan-based nanobiocomposites in drug delivery - p. 411 24. Chapter 17. Chitosan for delivery of biomolecules - p. 433 25. Chapter 18. Novel chitosan-based strategies for insulin nanoencapsulation - p. 461 26. Chapter 19. Chemically modified chitosan for biomolecule delivery - p. 501 27. Index - p. 519
Chitosan in Drug Delivery provides thorough insights into chitosan chemistry, collection, chemical modifications, characterization and applications in the pharmaceutical industry and healthcare fields. The book explores molecular weight, degree of deacetylation and molecular geometry, emphasizing recent advances in the field as written by academic, industry and regulatory scientists. It will be a useful resource for pharmaceutical scientists, including industrial pharmacists, analytical scientists, postgraduate students, health care professionals and regulatory scientists actively involved in pharmaceutical product and process development in natural polymers containing drug delivery.
1. Title of Book - p. i 2. Cover image - p. i 3. Title page - p. ii 4. Table of Contents - p. iii 5. Copyright - p. iv 6. List of contributors - p. xv 7. Preface - p. xix 8. Chapter 1. Chitosan: source, chemistry, and properties - p. 1 9. Chapter 2. Chitosan-based systems for oral drug delivery applications - p. 23 10. Chapter 3. Chitosan-based nanoparticles in drug delivery - p. 55 11. Chapter 4. Role of chitosan in transdermal drug delivery - p. 83 12. Chapter 5. Chitosan in colon-targeted drug delivery - p. 107 13. Chapter 6. Chitosan as a biomaterial for implantable drug delivery - p. 133 14. Chapter 7. Chitosan-based drug delivery systems in cancer therapeutics - p. 159 15. Chapter 8. In situ gelling systems of chitosan for potential drug delivery applications - p. 195 16. Chapter 9. Chitosan as mucoadhesive polymer in drug delivery - p. 225 17. Chapter 10. Thiolated chitosan as an improved bioadhesive polymer in drug delivery - p. 247 18. Chapter 11. Cross-linking of chitosan in drug delivery - p. 277 19. Chapter 12. Graft copolymers of chitosan in drug delivery applications - p. 301 20. Chapter 13. Carboxymethyl chitosan in advanced drug-delivery applications - p. 323 21. Chapter 14. Chitosan-based hydrogels in drug delivery - p. 361 22. Chapter 15. Chitosan as a responsive biopolymer in drug delivery - p. 389 23. Chapter 16. Chitosan-based nanobiocomposites in drug delivery - p. 411 24. Chapter 17. Chitosan for delivery of biomolecules - p. 433 25. Chapter 18. Novel chitosan-based strategies for insulin nanoencapsulation - p. 461 26. Chapter 19. Chemically modified chitosan for biomolecule delivery - p. 501 27. Index - p. 519
