Plant and Algal Hydrogels for Drug Delivery and Regenerative Medicine
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Plant and Algal Hydrogels for Drug Delivery and Regenerative Medicine

  1. 590 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Plant and Algal Hydrogels for Drug Delivery and Regenerative Medicine

About this book

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. - Systematically covers each plant and algal polysaccharide hydrogel subtype, from starch-based hydrogels to pectin and alginate-based hydrogels - Provides an end-to-end description of the synthesis, characterization and application of biopolymeric hydrogels for drug delivery and regenerative medicine - Appeals to a diverse readership, including those in biomedicine, pharmacy, polymer chemistry, biochemistry, materials science, biomedical engineering, and other biotechnology related disciplines

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Yes, you can access Plant and Algal Hydrogels for Drug Delivery and Regenerative Medicine by Tapan Kumar Giri,Bijaya Ghosh in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Technology & Engineering & Biotechnology in Medicine. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Plant and Algal Hydrogels for Drug Delivery and Regenerative Medicine
  2. Cover
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright
  5. Table of Contents
  6. List of Contributors
  7. Chapter 1 Natural polysaccharides: Types, basic structure and suitability for forming hydrogels
  8. Chapter 2 Prospect of plant and algal polysaccharides-based hydrogels
  9. Chapter 3 Starch-based hydrogels
  10. Chapter 4 Cyclodextrins-based hydrogel
  11. Chapter 5 Potential of guar gum hydrogels in drug delivery
  12. Chapter 6 Hemicelluloses-based hydrogels
  13. Chapter 7 Locust bean gum-derived hydrogels
  14. Chapter 8 Inulin-based hydrogel
  15. Chapter 9 Hydrogels based on carrageenan
  16. Chapter 10 Hydrogels based on gum ghatti
  17. Chapter 11 Alginate-based hydrogels
  18. Chapter 12 Alginate-based nanocomposite hydrogels
  19. Chapter 13 Cellulose-based stimuli-responsive hydrogels
  20. Chapter 14 Hydrogels based on cellulose nanocomposites
  21. Chapter 15 Composite hydrogels of pectin and alginate
  22. Chapter 16 Clinical applications of biopolymer-based hydrogels
  23. Index