Natural Biopolymers in Drug Delivery and Tissue Engineering systematically examines a broad range of natural polymers and their applications in drug delivery and tissue engineering. The book thoroughly collates the most relevant and up-to-date research on natural biopolymers, covering a variety of key natural polymer types such as chitin, chitosan, alginate, guar gum and collagen. It is divided into two sections, covering drug delivery and tissue engineering applications. Each section focuses on natural biopolymers in the form of scaffolds, membranes, films, gels and nanoparticles, thus helping the reader select not only the most appropriate polymer type, but also the most relevant structure. This comprehensive resource is ideal for materials scientists, biomedical engineers, tissue engineers, pharmaceutical scientists and anyone interested in developing novel materials for biomedical applications.
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. xvii 7. Preface - p. xxiii 8. Section 1: Drug delivery applications of natural biopolymers - p. xxiv 9. Chapter 1. Natural biopolymers in drug delivery—role, challenges and clinical applications - p. 3 10. 2. Alginates in drug delivery systems - p. 25 11. 3. Carrageenan for drug delivery and biomedical applications - p. 57 12. 4. Cellulose and cellulose derivatives in drug delivery - p. 77 13. 5. Chitin in drug delivery - p. 101 14. 6. Chitosan as potential carrier for drug delivery - p. 127 15. 7. Collagen for drug delivery applications - p. 157 16. 8. Cyclodextrin in drug delivery - p. 179 17. 9. Dextran-based engineering: a leap in novel drug delivery - p. 223 18. 10. Progress of guar gum-based biomaterials as drug delivery carriers - p. 239 19. 11. Hyaluronic acid-based drug delivery systems for targeted cancer therapy - p. 257 20. 12. Pectin-based drug delivery systems for biomedical applications - p. 301 21. 13. Role of starch-based drug delivery system and its pharma applications - p. 347 22. 14. Natural biopolymers in ophthalmology - p. 369 23. Section 2: Tissue engineering applications of natural biopolymers - p. 396 24. 15. Natural biopolymers in tissue engineering—role, challenges, and clinical applications - p. 409 25. 16. Alginate-based biomaterials for tissue engineering applications - p. 435 26. 17. Carrageenan in tissue engineering and biomedical applications - p. 449 27. 18. Cellulose in tissue engineering - p. 481 28. 19. Chitin biopolymer in tissue engineering - p. 501 29. 20. Tissue engineering and chitosan: a wonder biomaterial - p. 513 30. 21. Collagen-based biomaterials for tissue engineering applications - p. 541 31. 22. Advances in guar gum-based materials in biomedical applications with special reference to tissue engineering applications - p. 573 32. 23. Hyaluronic acid in tissue engineering - p. 585 33. 24. Pectin in tissue engineering - p. 609 34. 25. Silk and silk fibroin in tissue engineering - p. 627 35. Index - p. 663
Natural Biopolymers in Drug Delivery and Tissue Engineering systematically examines a broad range of natural polymers and their applications in drug delivery and tissue engineering. The book thoroughly collates the most relevant and up-to-date research on natural biopolymers, covering a variety of key natural polymer types such as chitin, chitosan, alginate, guar gum and collagen. It is divided into two sections, covering drug delivery and tissue engineering applications. Each section focuses on natural biopolymers in the form of scaffolds, membranes, films, gels and nanoparticles, thus helping the reader select not only the most appropriate polymer type, but also the most relevant structure. This comprehensive resource is ideal for materials scientists, biomedical engineers, tissue engineers, pharmaceutical scientists and anyone interested in developing novel materials for biomedical applications.
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. xvii 7. Preface - p. xxiii 8. Section 1: Drug delivery applications of natural biopolymers - p. xxiv 9. Chapter 1. Natural biopolymers in drug delivery—role, challenges and clinical applications - p. 3 10. 2. Alginates in drug delivery systems - p. 25 11. 3. Carrageenan for drug delivery and biomedical applications - p. 57 12. 4. Cellulose and cellulose derivatives in drug delivery - p. 77 13. 5. Chitin in drug delivery - p. 101 14. 6. Chitosan as potential carrier for drug delivery - p. 127 15. 7. Collagen for drug delivery applications - p. 157 16. 8. Cyclodextrin in drug delivery - p. 179 17. 9. Dextran-based engineering: a leap in novel drug delivery - p. 223 18. 10. Progress of guar gum-based biomaterials as drug delivery carriers - p. 239 19. 11. Hyaluronic acid-based drug delivery systems for targeted cancer therapy - p. 257 20. 12. Pectin-based drug delivery systems for biomedical applications - p. 301 21. 13. Role of starch-based drug delivery system and its pharma applications - p. 347 22. 14. Natural biopolymers in ophthalmology - p. 369 23. Section 2: Tissue engineering applications of natural biopolymers - p. 396 24. 15. Natural biopolymers in tissue engineering—role, challenges, and clinical applications - p. 409 25. 16. Alginate-based biomaterials for tissue engineering applications - p. 435 26. 17. Carrageenan in tissue engineering and biomedical applications - p. 449 27. 18. Cellulose in tissue engineering - p. 481 28. 19. Chitin biopolymer in tissue engineering - p. 501 29. 20. Tissue engineering and chitosan: a wonder biomaterial - p. 513 30. 21. Collagen-based biomaterials for tissue engineering applications - p. 541 31. 22. Advances in guar gum-based materials in biomedical applications with special reference to tissue engineering applications - p. 573 32. 23. Hyaluronic acid in tissue engineering - p. 585 33. 24. Pectin in tissue engineering - p. 609 34. 25. Silk and silk fibroin in tissue engineering - p. 627 35. Index - p. 663
