Plant and Algal Hydrogels for Drug Delivery and Regenerative Medicine offers a materials-focused and systematic overview of biopolymeric hydrogels utilized for biomedical applications. The book details the synthesis and characterization of plant and algal-based hydrogels, with each chapter addressing a separate polysaccharide hydrogel type. Specific applications in drug delivery and regenerative medicine are also discussed, highlighting the efficacy, biocompatibility, benefits and challenges for each polysaccharide hydrogel subtype. There is increasing demand for biomaterials which reduce/prevent the host response, inflammation and rejection, hence this book provides a timely resource.
Biopolymeric hydrogels have skyrocketed because of their necessity in in vivo applications. They create an environment similar to living tissue, which is both biocompatible and biodegradable. Plant and algal polysaccharides in particular are well-equipped with functional groups that are easily modified for beneficial results.
1. Plant and Algal Hydrogels for Drug Delivery and Regenerative Medicine - p. i 2. Cover - p. i 3. Title Page - p. i 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. Table of Contents - p. iv 6. List of Contributors - p. xi 7. Chapter 1 Natural polysaccharides: Types, basic structure and suitability for forming hydrogels - p. 1 8. Chapter 2 Prospect of plant and algal polysaccharides-based hydrogels - p. 37 9. Chapter 3 Starch-based hydrogels - p. 75 10. Chapter 4 Cyclodextrins-based hydrogel - p. 113 11. Chapter 5 Potential of guar gum hydrogels in drug delivery - p. 143 12. Chapter 6 Hemicelluloses-based hydrogels - p. 181 13. Chapter 7 Locust bean gum-derived hydrogels - p. 217 14. Chapter 8 Inulin-based hydrogel - p. 261 15. Chapter 9 Hydrogels based on carrageenan - p. 293 16. Chapter 10 Hydrogels based on gum ghatti - p. 327 17. Chapter 11 Alginate-based hydrogels - p. 357 18. Chapter 12 Alginate-based nanocomposite hydrogels - p. 395 19. Chapter 13 Cellulose-based stimuli-responsive hydrogels - p. 423 20. Chapter 14 Hydrogels based on cellulose nanocomposites - p. 471 21. Chapter 15 Composite hydrogels of pectin and alginate - p. 507 22. Chapter 16 Clinical applications of biopolymer-based hydrogels - p. 535 23. Index - p. 569
Plant and Algal Hydrogels for Drug Delivery and Regenerative Medicine offers a materials-focused and systematic overview of biopolymeric hydrogels utilized for biomedical applications. The book details the synthesis and characterization of plant and algal-based hydrogels, with each chapter addressing a separate polysaccharide hydrogel type. Specific applications in drug delivery and regenerative medicine are also discussed, highlighting the efficacy, biocompatibility, benefits and challenges for each polysaccharide hydrogel subtype. There is increasing demand for biomaterials which reduce/prevent the host response, inflammation and rejection, hence this book provides a timely resource.
Biopolymeric hydrogels have skyrocketed because of their necessity in in vivo applications. They create an environment similar to living tissue, which is both biocompatible and biodegradable. Plant and algal polysaccharides in particular are well-equipped with functional groups that are easily modified for beneficial results.
1. Plant and Algal Hydrogels for Drug Delivery and Regenerative Medicine - p. i 2. Cover - p. i 3. Title Page - p. i 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. Table of Contents - p. iv 6. List of Contributors - p. xi 7. Chapter 1 Natural polysaccharides: Types, basic structure and suitability for forming hydrogels - p. 1 8. Chapter 2 Prospect of plant and algal polysaccharides-based hydrogels - p. 37 9. Chapter 3 Starch-based hydrogels - p. 75 10. Chapter 4 Cyclodextrins-based hydrogel - p. 113 11. Chapter 5 Potential of guar gum hydrogels in drug delivery - p. 143 12. Chapter 6 Hemicelluloses-based hydrogels - p. 181 13. Chapter 7 Locust bean gum-derived hydrogels - p. 217 14. Chapter 8 Inulin-based hydrogel - p. 261 15. Chapter 9 Hydrogels based on carrageenan - p. 293 16. Chapter 10 Hydrogels based on gum ghatti - p. 327 17. Chapter 11 Alginate-based hydrogels - p. 357 18. Chapter 12 Alginate-based nanocomposite hydrogels - p. 395 19. Chapter 13 Cellulose-based stimuli-responsive hydrogels - p. 423 20. Chapter 14 Hydrogels based on cellulose nanocomposites - p. 471 21. Chapter 15 Composite hydrogels of pectin and alginate - p. 507 22. Chapter 16 Clinical applications of biopolymer-based hydrogels - p. 535 23. Index - p. 569
