Polysaccharide Nanoparticles

Preparation and Biomedical Applications

Jayachandran Venkatesan, Se-Kwon Kim, Sukumaran Anil, Rekha P. D

• Publisher: Elsevier
• Year: 2022
• Print ISBN:
  9780128223512
• eBook ISBN:
  9780128223567
• Topic: Technology & Engineering
• Subtopic: Materials Science
• Index: Technology & Engineering

Polysaccharide Nanoparticles: Preparation and Biomedical Applications provides detailed information on polysaccharides nanoparticles in terms of their synthesis and applications. Naturally occurring polysaccharides are widely used as food materials, particularly in Asia. Different kinds of polysaccharide materials are available from nature with various resources such as crustaceans and algae. The exploration and exploitation of polysaccharides nanoparticles from natural resource is at the heart of this book, which also explores the synthesis, preparation and applications of polysaccharides nanoparticles for tissue engineering and food applications. This is an important reference for materials scientists and bioengineers who are looking to gain a greater understanding on how polysaccharides nanoparticles are being used for a variety of biomedical applications. - Explains the major synthesis and preparation methods of polysaccharide-based nanoparticles - Demonstrates how polysaccharides nanoparticles are being used for a range of biomedical applications, including tissue engineering, drug delivery and biosensors - Assesses the major challenges and risks of using polysaccharides nanoparticles safely and effectively

Table of contents

• Title of Book
• Cover image
• Title page
• Table of Contents
• Copyright
• Table of Contents
• Contributors
• 1 Dextran nanoparticles: Preparation and applications
• 2 The encapsulation of probiotics by polysaccharides
• 3 Emerging trend of chondroitin sulfate in nanoparticles preparation, targeting, and pharmaceutical applications
• 4 Fucoidan based nanoparticles: Structure and applications
• 5 Guar gum nanoparticles: A new paradigm in biomedical applications
• 6 Chitosan and cellulose particles for drug sequestration
• 7 Pectin nanoparticles: Fabrication and uses
• 8 Chitosan nanoparticles for therapeutic delivery of anticancer drugs
• 9 Plant based polysaccharide nanoparticles for anticancer applications
• 10 Alginate derived nanoassemblies in drug delivery and tissue engineering
• 11 Applications of hyaluronic acid and its derivatives-based nanoparticles in drug delivery
• 12 Biomedical applications of alginate nanoparticles
• 13 Polysaccharide-based nanoparticles for dentistry applications
• 14 Starch-based nanoparticles for fabrication of nutraceutical delivery system
• 15 Polysaccharide-based metal nanoparticles
• 16 Fucoidans as nanoparticles: pharmaceutical and biomedical applications
• 17 Recent patents and current emergence of polysaccharides- based nanoparticles in medicine and drug delivery
• 18 Multifunctional cyclodextrin nanoparticles: A promising theranostic tool for strategic targeting of cancer
• 19 Chitosan nanoparticles: Integration of computational simulation, modeling, and artificial neural network techniques for augmenting drug delivery in biomedical applications
• 20 Biosynthesis of polysaccharides-stabilized metal nanoparticles for chemical and biosensing applications
• 21 Modulation of fluorescence of fluorophores by cyclodextrins forming supported suprastructures to nanoparticles
• 22 Polysaccharides-based nanoparticles for bone tissue engineering
• 23 Cellulose and starch nanoparticles: Function and surface modifications for biomedical application
• Index