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Over the past few decades, there has been unprecedented progress in the design of versatile biopolymer-based nanoplatforms for pharmaceutical and biomedical applications, particularly due to their attractive traits, including excellent biocompatibility, outstanding biodegradability, low immunogenicity, and facile chemical modifiability. Biopolymer-Based Nanomaterials in Drug Delivery and Biomedical Applications serves as a clear and detailed body of information on the synthesis and characterization of biopolymer-based materials in nanomedicine. This book describes various nanomaterials consisting of biopolymers including polysaccharides (i.e., derived from plants, animals, bacteria, algae, and fungi) and polypeptides in terms of their structures, synthetic protocols, and characterization and uses as therapeutic drugs and gene delivery carriers and in other biomedical fields. The chapters of this book, which are contributed by internationally renowned scholars working in the arena of biopolymer-based nanomaterials, would offer a wide vision on the potential future applications of these nanomaterials in the delivery and targeting of bioactive molecules of pharmaceutical interests and in tissue engineering, biosensing, bioimaging, and diagnostic purposes. The state-of-the-art information presented in the book would also encourage young investigators and researchers to further bring cutting-edge developments in the field of nanomedicine in the near future.
Provides a scholarly insight into the recent development of biopolymer-based nanomaterials
Focuses on the diverse cutting-edge techniques for the fabrication of native and modified biopolymer-based nanoplatforms and their applications in drug delivery and biomedical fields
Assesses the opportunities and challenges of biopolymer-based nanocarriers in pharmaceutical and biomedical research
Provides a comprehensive and detailed exploration of biopolymers in drug delivery
Biopolymer Based Nanomaterials in Drug Delivery and Biomedical Applications serves as a clear and detailed body of information on biopolymer chemistry and polymer sciences for drug delivery perfect for students and early career researchers. There has been an unprecedented progress in the design of versatile biopolymer based nanoplatforms for pharmaceutical and biomedical applications over the past decade. This is due to their attractive traits, including excellent biocompatibility, outstanding biodegradability, low immunogenicity and facile chemical modifiability. Recently, many pioneering research laboratories have made great headway to appropriately tailor the structures of food-grade biopolymers (viz., polysaccharides and proteins) to develop nanostructures with tuned physicochemical characteristics. Such systems are widely being used as functional materials for drug delivery and other therapeutic applications. The proposed book covers the recently reported nanomaterials consisting of biopolymers such as polysaccharides (i.e., plant, animal, bacteria, algae and fungi-derived) and proteins in terms of their structures, synthetic protocols and characterizations. In addition, their applications as therapeutic drug and gene delivery carriers and in other biomedical fields are reviewed. This book compiles the chapters contributed by internationally renowned scholars working in arena of biopolymer-based nanomaterials offering a wide vision on the new and ongoing potential of different biopolymeric nanomaterials in the delivery and targeting of active molecules of pharmaceutical interest. The information related to concepts, design protocols and applications of biopolymer-based nanoplatforms is presented here, with detailed chapters on Pectin based nanomaterials, Konjac glucomannan based nanomaterials, Guar gum-based nanomaterials, tailor-made gum Arabic based nanomaterials, among others. The state-of-the-art information presented in Biopolymer Based Nanomaterials in Drug Delivery and Biomedical Applications will encourage young investigators to further bring cutting-edge developments in the field of nanomaterials and is also helpful for researchers new to the field.
Publisher : Academic Press; 1st edition (January 28, 2021)
Language : English
Paperback : 628 pages
ISBN-10 : 0128208740
ISBN-13 : 978-0128208748
