Polysaccharides are natural, renewable materials that are biodegradable and biocompatible, making them ideal subjects for biomedical applications. This book focusses on the main polysaccharides, including but not limited to chitosan, cellulose, alginate, dextran, guar gum, gellan gum, pullulan, locust bean gum, pectin, xanthan gum, starch, hyaluronan and carrageenan, and their applications in drug delivery, imaging and tissue engineering. With contributions from around the world, the editors have pulled together a tightly curated set of chapters which showcase how polysaccharide-based materials are employed in a range of biomedical systems. The end result is a book in which the reader can gain a sound overview of this important class of material for biomedical applications, without scouring journal articles. Those working in materials science, biomedical and chemical engineering, and pharmaceutical technologies will find this a must-have reference.

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Publisher

Royal Society of Chemistry

Year

2022

Print ISBN

9781839164989

eBook ISBN

9781839166242

Edition

Topic

Technology & Engineering

Subtopic

Biomedical Science

Index

Technology & Engineering

Cover
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Contents
Chapter 1 Polysaccharide-based Biomaterials: Overview
Chapter 2 Recent Approaches in Alginate-based Carriers for Delivery of Therapeutics and Biomedicine
Chapter 3 Alginate-based Carriers for Transdermal Drug Delivery
Chapter 4 Chitosan-based Nanocarriers for Drug Delivery: Advances and Challenges
Chapter 5 Hyaluronic Acid in Drug Delivery
Chapter 6 Dextran in the Delivery of Therapeutics: Chronicle of the Journey from Preclinical to Clinical Trials
Chapter 7 Guar Gum-based Biomaterials in the Delivery of Therapeutics
Chapter 8 Gellan Gum-based Drug Delivery Carriers
Chapter 9 Locust Bean Gum – A Potential Drug Delivery Carrier
Chapter 10 Pectin-based Vehicles for Delivery of Therapeutics
Chapter 11 Pullulan in the Delivery of Therapeutics
Chapter 12 Carrageenan-based Carriers for Therapeutic Delivery
Chapter 13 Xanthan Gum in Drug Carriers
Chapter 14 Cellulose-based Biomaterials in Drug Delivery Applications
Chapter 15 Starch-based Drug Delivery System: A Review on Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Applications
Chapter 16 Tamarind Seed Polysaccharide in Novel Drug Delivery and Biomedical Applications
Chapter 17 Chitosan-derived Biomaterials in Cancer Therapeutics and Biomedical Imaging
Chapter 18 Polysaccharide-based Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering Applications
Subject Index

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