Micro- and Nanoengineered Gum-Based Biomaterials for Drug Delivery and Biomedical Applications focuses on micro- and nanotechnology in gums and biopolymers as drug and biomolecule carriers and their applications in biomedicine. Currently, natural gums and polymers are widely utilized as biocarrier systems, to deliver drugs and biomolecules to the target site, for prolonged release and the desired therapeutic effect. Natural gums and polymers are important because they are easily available from natural sources and are characteristically biodegradable, biocompatible, and nontoxic. Natural gums and polymers are also chemically modified with other polymers, in the presence of cross-linking agents, to develop scaffolds, matrices, composites, and interpenetrating polymer networks using micro- and nanotechnology. The book also discusses biological applications, such as gene delivery, cancer therapy, tissue engineering, bioimaging, and theranostics. This book is an important reference source for biomaterials scientists, biomedical engineers, and pharmaceutical scientists, who are looking to increase their understanding of how micro- and nanoengineered biomaterials are being used to create more efficient gum-based drug delivery systems.
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1. Nanomedicine approaches and strategies for gum-based stealth nanocarriers 2. Micro- and nanoscale drug delivery systems based on xanthan gum hydrogels 3. Chitosan-based nanoengineered drug delivery system 4. Pectin-based micro- and nanomaterials in drug delivery 5. Gellan gum nanoparticles in drug delivery 6. Gum kondagogu as a potential material for micro- and nanoparticulate drug delivery 7. Gum-based nanoparticles in cancer therapy 8. Gum-based micro- and nanobiomaterials in gene delivery 9. Locust bean gum-based micro- and nanomaterials for biomedical applications 10. Alginate microspheres: Synthesis and their biomedical applications 11. Biomedical applications of cashew gum-based micro- and nanostructures 12. Dextran-based micro- and nanobiomaterials for drug delivery and biomedical applications 13. Gum arabic-based nanocarriers for drug and bioactive compounds delivery 14. Tamarind gum as a wall material in the microencapsulation of drugs and natural products 15. Tree gum-based nanostructures and their biomedical applications 16. Application of micro- and nanoengineering tragacanth and its water-soluble derivative in drug delivery and tissue engineering 17. Development of Persian gum based micro- and nanocarriers for nutraceutical and drug delivery applications 18. Guar gum-based hydrogel and hydrogel nanocomposites for biomedical applications
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Explores how micro- and nanotechnologies are being used to create more efficient gum-based drug delivery systems for biomedical applications.
Explains how micro- and nanoengineering is being used to make a variety of gum types more effective as nanocarriers. Explores the major biomedical applications of various gum classes. Assesses the major challenges of using micro- and nanotechnologies in gum-based biomedical systems.
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ISBN
9780323909860
Publisert
2022-01-25
Utgiver
Vendor
Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
Vekt
450 gr
Høyde
235 mm
Bredde
191 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
514

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Dr. Sougata Jana is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pharmaceutics at Gupta College of Technological Sciences, Asansol, India. His research focuses on the modification of synthetic and natural biopolymers, formulation development, such as oral drug delivery, transdermal drug delivery, preparation and characterization of drug-loaded microspheres, micro-particles, nanoparticles and gels, and development of interpenetrating networking systems for drug delivery. Dr. Subrata Jana is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry at Indira Gandhi National Tribal University, Amarkantak, India. His research interests are molecular recognition and supramolecular chemistry, organic synthesis, medicinal chemistry, protein engineering, and enzyme catalysis.